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title: "Independent Child Trafficking Guardians"
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# Independent Child Trafficking Guardians

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-child-trafficking-guardians-ocds-h6vhtk-036324). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "Independent Child Trafficking Guardians". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 September 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative social services, Guidance services, Social services, Social work and related services, Social work services without accommodation (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £11,500,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036324`

## 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/independent-child-trafficking-guardians-ocds-h6vhtk-036324#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/independent-child-trafficking-guardians-ocds-h6vhtk-036324#participate

## Description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians.
The contract will be for a period of  36 months with the option to extend for an additional 2 x 12 month periods.  There will be a 3 month implementation period between 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023 after which the contract will commence on 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026.  The optional extension periods will extend the contract to 31 March 2027 or 2028.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85311300, 85312000, 85312310, 85312400, 85320000, 85321000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** As per section II.2.4
- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2023 to 31/03/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 011297-2023-567403-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Scottish Refugee Council**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-156019`
  - Value: £5,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (active)
  - Award id: `025960-2024-CASE/567403-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Scottish Refugee Council**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-156019`
  - Value: £6,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 011297-2023-567403-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,000,000
  - Signed Date: 23/02/2023

- **Contract:** Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,500,000
  - Signed Date: 23/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025960-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-15T12:40:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:51:05.422Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036324