Official UK procurement notice
Secure Care Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scotland Excel
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNegotiated procedure for the provision of Secure Care (secure accommodation) Services. See II.2.4 (below) for a description of the procurement. To provide these Services in Scotland in accordance with the Law, providers must hold specific authorisations or memberships. For further details of the required authorisations or memberships, see III.2) Conditions related to the contract.
- How the procedure runs: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/
CPV: Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This exercise relates to the use of the negotiated procedure with identified providers…Published value£250,400,000
This exercise relates to the use of the negotiated procedure with identified providers of secure accommodation for children and young people in Scotland who hold the necessary authorisations or memberships required in Law (as detailed in III.2). Notwithstanding that Regulation 75(2) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”) applies to this exercise, Scotland Excel has elected, voluntarily, to place this notice for reasons of transparency. The negotiated procedure has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76(8) of the Regulations.
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).
This is a negotiated procedure with identified providers. Scotland Excel may negotiate any element or may award in part or in whole, or not make any award.
A price-quality ratio of 40% Price – 60% Quality will be applied to the services offered.
- Technical & professional ability
Authorisations and registrations are required as follows:
♦ Approval by Scottish Ministers under the Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 for accommodations to be provided for the sole purpose of restricting the liberty of children in residential premises where care services are provided.
♦ Registration in accordance with the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, as amended, with the Registrar of Independent Schools.
♦ Registration with the Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (“Care Inspectorate”) as the provider of a secure accommodation service under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
- Shortlisting
- Providers must not be excluded from participation based upon a mandatory exclusion referred to in the Regulations 58(1) and (3). Participation is reserved to a particular profession as set out in III.2.1. Requirements apply to staff responsible for performance as set out in III.2.2 Suitable insurances require to be held for the Services as detailed in the conditions of contract. Providers will demonstrate to Scotland Excel’s satisfaction that they possess the necessary economic and financial capacity to perform the contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Procedure involving negotiations
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 11 Dec 2025, 16:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Dec 2025, 13:42 GMT
- Authority reference
1822- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084400- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f441Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Full details of the performance conditions are set out in the contract conditions.
Staff performing the contract must be registered with the relevant regulatory bodies in Scotland governing their profession and vetted in accordance with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: This Contract Notice is being issued for transparency and not as a call for competition. A negotiated procedure will be entered into with the identified providers of this Service to award separate and distinct contracts in accordance with Regulations 33 and 74-76 of the Public Contacts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Duration at II.2.7 is a maximum period applicable to each contract and is proposed to comprise: an initial period of 36 months with options to extend for up to a further 24 months in increments to be determined by Scotland Excel and agreed by the Provider. The exercise of any extension option will be at Scotland Excel’s discretion and will take account of emerging policy requirements and commercial considerations. Further information is available from: [email protected] (SC Ref:819024)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Dec 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published308 days ago18 Dec 2025, 13:42 GMT
- Submission deadline262 days ago2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled18 Dec 2025, 13:42 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.