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title: "National Kinship Care Services"
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# National Kinship Care Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-kinship-care-services-ocds-h6vhtk-039616). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "National Kinship Care Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £540,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT. 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:** £540,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 February 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £534,402 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039616`

## 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/national-kinship-care-services-ocds-h6vhtk-039616#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-kinship-care-services-ocds-h6vhtk-039616#participate

## Description
The Scottish Government Children and Families Directorate, on behalf of the Strategy, GIRFEC and Promise Division, wished to commission a National Kinship Care Advice Service to run for two years (2023 – 2025) Provision of Kinship Advice Services in Scotland comprise of a kinship care advice telephone line, face to face advice services and regional co-ordinators, the development of peer support groups, a dedicated website and a published guide for Kinship carers. Information is specifically tailored to the needs of kinship carers and children and young people living in kinship care arrangements.  The service should also provide a platform for bringing kinship care families together and the sharing of best practice between local authorities and other agencies.
Tenders were invited to put forward proposals on how best to meet the aims and objectives, the three core service provisions (minimum requirements) and added value components within the budget available.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £540,000
- **Description:** The Scottish Government has committed to provide all children, young people and their families with the right support at the right time so that every child and young person in Scotland can reach their full potential through its Getting It Right For E...
- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2023 to 31/05/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 016158-2023-611266-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Adoption UK - Scotland**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-84590`
  - Value: £534,402 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 016158-2023-611266-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £534,402
  - Signed Date: 30/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016158-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-07T13:39:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:21:47.264Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039616