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# Children’s Residential Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-residential-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0492ae). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Moray Council: "Children’s Residential Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £6,614,380. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Moray Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/moray-council-ons-s12000020)
- **Published Value:** £6,614,380 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 October 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKM62
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,322,876 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0492ae`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-residential-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0492ae#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-residential-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0492ae#participate

## Description
Moray 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £6,614,380
- **Description:** 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.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 012143-2025-18/1084-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Action for Children**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04764232`
  - Value: £1,322,876 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 012143-2025-18/1084-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,322,876
  - Signed Date: 15/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012143-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-01T08:45:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:45:48.493Z
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