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# Flexible framework for Children’s Residential Care and Education Services - including Short Breaks

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flexible-framework-for-children-s-residential-care-and-education-services-including-short--ocds-h6vhtk-030f6a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scotland Excel: "Flexible framework for Children’s Residential Care and Education Services - including Short Breaks". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £950,000,000. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Scotland Excel](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotland-excel-GB-FTS-186)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £950,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Pre-school education services, Primary education services, Secondary education services, Social work services (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-030f6a`

## 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/flexible-framework-for-children-s-residential-care-and-education-services-including-short--ocds-h6vhtk-030f6a#tl-md)

## Description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is in relation to the renewal of the national flexible framework for Children's Residential Care and Education services - including short breaks. The scope and structure of service options outlined in this PIN may be subject to change, however the current framework includes:
- Residential care;
- Residential care and education;
- Day education; and
- Residential short break services.
It is anticipated that the duration of this framework could be up to a period of 6 years, from the commencement date.
For the purposes of calculating the value of the contract, a 6 year contract length has been used. This is indicative only and subject to change based on policy and other requirements.

## Lots (4)
> **Shared lot scope:** This Prior Information Notice is in relation to a third generation national framework for children's residential care and education services.

### Lot 1: Service Option 1 - Residential Care
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85311000, 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

### Lot 2: Service Option 2 - Residential Care and Education
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80100000, 80110000, 80200000, 85311000, 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

### Lot 3: Service Option 3 - Short Breaks
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85311000, 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

### Lot 4: Service Option 4 - Day Education
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80100000, 80110000, 80200000, 85312000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002257-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-26T08:55:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:59:06.818Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-030f6a