Provision of Foster Care and Continuing Care Service
Details
- Buyer
- Falkirk Council
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Topic
- Social work and related services
- Published
- 28 January 2025
- Submission
- 27 February 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
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. Additional information: The duration of the Framework Agreement will be four years with the option to extend for up to two further years.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published28 January 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date27 February 2025
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.
| Contact name | 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 |
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