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Published 31 Oct 2024, 11:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Child Trafficking Guardians Service

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Published estimate£11,000,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 2 Dec 2024awarded 4 Mar 2025

Awarded to Aberlour Child Care Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement 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 an initial period of 36 months between 01 April 2025 and 31 March 2028, with the option to extend by up to a further 2 x 12 months periods. There will be a Contract Mobilisation period between contract signature and 31 March 2025.

Recurrence: October 2027, unless the contract is extended, in which case October 2029 will be the latest date.

CPV: Administrative social services · Guidance services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services without accommodation · Welfare services for children and young people · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The requirement is for the operation and management of an Independent Child…AwardedRenewalPublished value£11,000,000

The requirement is for the operation and management of an Independent Child Trafficking Guardian (ICTG) Service.

Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (also referred to as ‘Guardians’) will be appointed by the Service Provider to provide support to unaccompanied children and young people arriving in Scotland and who may have been a victim of, or may be vulnerable to becoming a victim of, human trafficking.

The provision of the ICTG Service will fulfil the duty set out under Section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, through the development of an Independent Child Trafficking Guardian service, with a focus on prevention of re-trafficking.

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: The contract value is not anticipated to exceed 11,000,000 GBP inclusive of optional extensions. As a demand-led contract it is expected that the volume or scope of services is not fixed at the outset but instead fluctuates based on actual demand during the contract period. In accordance with Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, the volume of services may be modified at the sole discretion of the Purchaser from the estimated volume specified in the contract. The Pricing Schedule of the Contract provides a mechanism to manage adjustment in the volume of services required. · The Purchaser reserves the right extend the contract for a period of up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed

85311300 Welfare services for children and young people 85312000 Social work services without accommodation 85312310 Guidance services 85312400 Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions 85320000 Social services 85321000 Administrative social services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 100Price: 30

Published sub-criteria (10)

UNDERSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT: 20
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ICTG SERVICE: 20
RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ICTGS: 20
COMPLAINTS, MONITORING AND REPORTING: 10
DATA MANAGEMENT: 5
RISK ASSESSMENT AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS: 5
CONTRACT MOBILISATION AND TRANSITION OF CASES: 10
FAIR WORK FIRST: 5
BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY (BCDR): 5
price: 30

Published award criteria (12)

UNDERSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT: 20
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ICTG SERVICE: 20
RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ICTGS: 20
COMPLAINTS, MONITORING AND REPORTING: 10
DATA MANAGEMENT: 5
RISK ASSESSMENT AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS: 5
CONTRACT MOBILISATION AND TRANSITION OF CASES: 10
CLIMATE EMERGENCY: 0
COMMUNITY BENEFITS: 0
FAIR WORK FIRST: 5
BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY (BCDR): 5
Price: 30

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
4B.4 - Financial Ratios
4B.5.1a/b and 4B.5.2 - Insurance
Minimum: 4B.4 - Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of not less than 1.4 Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Total Current Assets divided by Total current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders ec…
Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 - Relevant Experience
4C.4 - Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used
4C.8.1 - Average Annual Manpower
4C.8.2 - Number of Managerial Staff
4C.10 - Proportion (%) to be Sub-Contracted
Minimum: 4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. 4C.4 - If bidders in…

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes · October 2027, unless the contract is extended, in which case October 2029 will be the latest date.
First published: 31 Oct 2024, 11:18 GMT
Last source update: 2 Apr 2025, 11:40 BST
Award evaluation window: 2 Dec 2024 – …
Authority reference: CASE/700982
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-012470
Classification (CPV): Administrative social servicesGuidance servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services without accommodationWelfare services for children and young peopleWelfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b2d7 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:793923)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline: 2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Dec 2024 → 2 Apr 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
2 Apr 2025, 11:40 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
2 Apr 2025, 11:40 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £11,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Aberlour Child Care TrustSubcontracting: Aberlour Child Care Trust will subcontract certain strategic and policy elements, as well as a portion of ancillary support to Scottish Refugee Council.	£11,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 012470-2025-CASE/700982-1 · Aberlour Child Care Trust
Signed
4 Mar 2025
Value
£11,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8LUContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Aberlour Child Care TrustAwarded supplier Kintail House, Forthside Way, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 1QZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.