Awarded contract

Provision of Foster Care and Continuing Care Service

Details

Buyer: Falkirk Council
Supplier(s): 12 suppliers
Aberlour Child Care Trust
BARNARDO'S
Care Visions Fostering Scotland
Dean and Cauvin Young People's Trust
Foster Care Associates Scotland Limited
Fostering People Ltd
Fostering Relations
Fosterplus Scotland
Quarriers
Swiis Foster Care Ltd
TACT
The National Fostering Agency (Scotland)
Value: £15,000,000
Topic: Social work and related services
Published: 2 July 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Framework Agreement for foster placements and continuing care for children and young people requiring this provision preferably within a 25-mile radius of West Bridge Street, Falkirk, FK1 5RS. Lot 1: Framework Agreement for foster placements and continuing care for children and young people requiring this provision preferably within a 25-mile radius of West Bridge Street, Falkirk, FK1 5RS.. The duration of the Framework Agreement will be four years with the option to extend for up to two further years.

Timeline

Completed: Award date4 April 2025
Completed: Award published2 July 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Falkirk Council is a local authority covering the Falkirk area of Scotland. Contract opportunities are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland, the national procurement portal for Scottish public sector bodies. Lower-value, non-regulated procurements are requested as quotations through PCS's Quick Quotes function. The Corporate Procurement Unit runs free online clinics offering guidance to SMEs, local suppliers and Third Sector organisations. Place Services officers handle procurement guidance for works contracts separately. Falkirk Council also takes an active role in the Supplier Development Programme, the national scheme that helps Scottish businesses engage with public procurement.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Falkirk Council's contract awards have been in construction work, repair and maintenance and construction materials.

Relevant CPV codes

85300000 · Social work and related services
85310000 · Social work services
85311000 · Social work services with accommodation
85311300 · Welfare services for children and young people
85320000 · Social services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@falkirk-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@falkirk-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@falkirk-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@falkirk-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@falkirk-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@falkirk-council.gov