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Fostering & Continuing Care Services for Children and Young People

Social services
Social work and related services
Social work services with accommodation
+1 more
Scotland (UKM81)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: West Dunbartonshire Council: "Fostering & Continuing Care Services for Children and Young People". Published status: planned. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityWest Dunbartonshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Dunbartonshire Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for West Dunbartonshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.6Bids / Report
36.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 50 active published awards; 49 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Dunbartonshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published10 Jul 2026, 11:51 BST
Last source update10 Jul 2026, 11:51 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSocial services, Social work and related services, Social work services with accommodation, Welfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM81)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c85b
What is being bought
West Dunbartonshire Council is committed to Keeping the Promise for children and young people and improving outcomes for those with care experience. The Council intends to establish a framework for Fostering and Continuing Care Services for Children and Young People. The service specification has been co-produced with children, young people, families and existing partners. The Council wishes to notify the market of this forthcoming opportunity and welcomes interest from registered and experienced foster care providers.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to planned
    10 Jul 2026, 11:51 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    10 Jul 2026, 11:51 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    10 Jul 2026, 11:51 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    West Dunbartonshire Council intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Fostering and Continuing Care Services for Children and Young People. The Council has worked collaboratively with children, young people, families and current providers to develop a co-produced service specification which supports its commitment to Keeping the Promise. The framework will seek registered and experienced providers capable of delivering nurturing, resilient and inclusive foster care and continuing care placements. The Council wishes to support children and young people to remain as close to their local communities as possible while achieving positive outcomes. An Invitation to Tender is expected to be published in August 2026. The anticipated tender period will be approximately six to eight weeks. Dates will be confirmed within the procurement documents.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    10 Jul 2026, 11:51 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

West Dunbartonshire Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-2840
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