Official UK procurement notice
Children’s Residential Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Moray Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMoray Council seek to enter into a contractual agreement with a provider for the provision of residential care services for up to eight children and / young people within the geographical area of Moray. The main purpose of the service is to deliver residential care as a positive experience to children and young people who are looked after and accommodated by Moray Council. The service must be consistent with The Promise in providing a safe, secure, caring and loving environment for children and young people to grow and develop within.
The provider should be committed to The Promise and have aligned policies, strategies and practice to inform change, where required to ensure children, young people and families are at the centre. The principles of “Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC)” are paramount to successful delivery of this service.
The provider will be able to deliver;
- In the locality of Moray
- A trauma informed service
- Proactive recognition, planning and effective use of tools to minimise behaviours that potentially put young people and others at risks, and the potential for exploitation
- Proactive support, maintaining and establishing positive connections with families and friends in maintaining lifelong connections
- Transition support in order to enhance all areas of young people’s life
- Working collaboratively to support the local authority to return young people from residing out of area
- Working collaboratively with the local authority to achieve the best possible outcomes
CPV: Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1As per the tender docuementsAwardedRenewalPublished value£6,614,380
As per the tender docuements. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Service Implementation: 15
- Aims, Objectives & Outcomes: 15
- Minimising Risky Behaviours and the Potential for Exploitation: 20
- Maintaining and Sustaining Relationships: 15
- Responsible and Included: 15
- Respected: 15
- Added Value: 5
- price: 20
Published award criteria (8)
- Service Implementation: 15
- Aims, Objectives & Outcomes: 15
- Minimising Risky Behaviours and the Potential for Exploitation: 20
- Maintaining and Sustaining Relationships: 15
- Responsible and Included: 15
- Respected: 15
- Added Value: 5
- Price: 20
- Suitability
Bidders should be registered as a care home for children and young people with the Care Inspectorate.
- Economic & financial standing
The bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues arising since the date of the last audited financial statements that materially impact the economic and financial standing of the economic operator.
Where the operator is not able to make such a confirmation, full details of the relevant events shall be provided along with an explanation of the expected impact on the bidders economic and financial standing.
Minimum: The bidder is required to provide a copy of the last 2 or 3 audited financial statements as evidence of their compliance to meet their statutory obligations. Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5,000,000 GBP (FIVE MILLION POUNDS STERLING) Public Liability: 5,000,000 GBP (FIVE MILL… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to provide examples of work carried out in the past three years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the work as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Minimum: Bidders will be required to provide evidence and examples of at least 3 examples of work of a similar size and nature within the past 3 years.
- Price carries 20 of 120 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Aug 2024, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2025, 09:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
18/1084- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012143- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0492aeFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:794893)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Sept 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected13 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published1 Apr 2025, 09:45 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2024- Published value updated to £6,614,38016 Sept 2024, 09:20 BSTwas £6,500,000
- Status changed to active16 Sept 2024, 09:20 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Sept 2024, 09:20 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT16 Sept 2024, 09:20 BST
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2025, 09:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTION FOR CHILDREN | £1,322,876 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012143-2025-18/1084-1 · ACTION FOR CHILDREN
- Signed
- 15 Jan 2025
- Value
- £1,322,876
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Elgin Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Action for ChildrenAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.