Official UK procurement notice
Independent Advocacy and Children's Rights Services: Looked After, Child Protection Processes and Continuing Care
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of an Independent Advocacy and Children’s Right Service for Children and Young People (C&YP) involved in child protection processes, looked after both away from home and at home and those in continuing care.
- How the procedure runs: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents
CPV: Social work and related services · Social work services · Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Appointment of a sole Provider to deliver the specified servicePublished value£1,290,000
Appointment of a sole Provider to deliver the specified service. An open procurement process was followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) was utilised to identify suitable Tenderers through mandatory pass/fail questions and in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation was undertaken to select the tender which represented the best overall value for money. Additional information: The potential contract duration is up to 6 years, broken down as follows:
- Core Contract Period: three years
- Optional Extension(1): two years
- Optional Extension(2): one year
Extension options will be undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.
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).
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender Invitation to Tenderers document attached for details around the award procedure.
- Shortlisting
- The Selection Criteria & Exclusion Grounds are included in the SPD & ITT, summarised as follows: SPD-IV-4B1a: General Yearly Turnover - minimum “general” annual turnover of GBP 430,000 for the last two financial years. SPD-IV-4B4:Current Ratio greater than 1.15 for the last two financial years. SPD-IV-4B5a,b&c: Employers Liability Insurance GBP 5,000,000 & Public Liability Insurance GBP 5,000,000 & Professional Indemnity Insurance GBP 2,000,000. SPD-IV-4C1.2 Technical and Professional Ability SPD-IV-4D.1 Third Party Registration SPD-IV-4D.1(2):PVG/Disclosure Scotland checks. SPD-IV-4D.1(3):Health and Safety Policy SPD-IV-4C4:Inclusion of prompt payment clause. SPD-IV-4C4:Payment Of The Real Living Wage. SPD-IV-4C7:Demonstration of response to climate change emergency. SPD-IV-4D1(1):Health & Safety Policy.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Nov 2025, 15:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:19 BST
- Authority reference
CT1567- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071171- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eb47Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: The contract value referred to in this award notice is estimated and for the full contract period including optional extensions. (SC Ref:837937)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Feb 2026 → 28 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Next notice expected266 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Submission deadline188 days ago21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published90 days ago28 Jul 2026, 12:19 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026- Published value updated to £1,290,00013 Mar 2026, 11:13 GMTwas £690,000
- Status changed to active13 Mar 2026, 11:13 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Mar 2026, 11:13 GMT
- Deadline published: 21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST13 Mar 2026, 11:13 GMT
- Status changed to complete28 Jul 2026, 12:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who Cares? ScotlandSME | £1,290,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 071171-2026-1 · Who Cares? ScotlandSME
- Signed
- 17 Jul 2026
- Value
- £1,290,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Who Cares? ScotlandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.