Contract

Secure Care Services

  • Scotland Excel

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-084400

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f441

Published 18 December 2025, 1:42pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Scotland Excel

Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street

Paisley

PA1 1AR

Email

socialcare@scotland-excel.org.uk

Telephone

+44 3003001200

Fax

+44 1416187423

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10383

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Secure Care Services

Reference number

1822

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Negotiated 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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance

Scotland.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Procedure involving negotiation

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

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.

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-082193


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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: socialcare@scotland-excel.org.uk

(SC Ref:819024)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

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.