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title: "Short Term Residential Respite Care Unit for Children with Complex Disabilities"
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# Short Term Residential Respite Care Unit for Children with Complex Disabilities

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-term-residential-respite-care-unit-for-children-with-complex-disabilities-ocds-h6vhtk-0388af). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Falkirk Council: "Short Term Residential Respite Care Unit for Children with Complex Disabilities". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,480,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Dec 2022, 11:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Falkirk Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/falkirk-council-ons-s12000014)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,480,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 December 2022 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services with accommodation, Welfare services for children and young people, Welfare services for the handicapped
- **Delivery Location:** UKM76
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0388af`

## 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/short-term-residential-respite-care-unit-for-children-with-complex-disabilities-ocds-h6vhtk-0388af#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-term-residential-respite-care-unit-for-children-with-complex-disabilities-ocds-h6vhtk-0388af#participate

## Description
A short term residential care unit based in the Falkirk Council area providing residential short breaks for children and young people with complex health needs as a result of disability. All Bidders must meet the minimum criteria set out in Section III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation.
Organisations that meet these minimum criteria set out in Section III.1.4) can participate by following the instructions set out within Section II.2.4 Description of the Procurement.
Falkirk Council reserves the right to open up this Framework Agreement to new entrants that meet the minimum criteria. The framework will only open up if Falkirk Council identifies a need to expand services to meet demand or to respond to the choice of service users.
Please note that Service User and/or Carer choice will be a principle factor in booking bed places subject to budget approval.
Please note TUPE may apply

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85311000, 85311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,480,000
- **Description:** A short term residential care unit based in the Falkirk Council area providing residential short breaks for children and young people with complex health needs as a result of disability. All Bidders must meet the minimum criteria set out in Section I...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 024113-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Action for Children**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04764232`
  - Value: £1,980,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 024113-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,980,000
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024113-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-17T07:48:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T09:34:25.413Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0388af