Fostering & Continuing Care

Fife Council
Scotland
Open procedure

Retrospective award notice reflecting actual call-off value against the Scotland Excel Framework for Fostering & Continuing Care, plus spend with non-framework suppliers, totalling 4,892,492 GBP across multiple independent and local authority providers.

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Awarded value: £4.9m; As published
Published: 13 August 2026
Awarded: 31 March 2026; The City of Edinburgh Council, Barnardo's, Aberlour Children's Charity and 10 more
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of fostering and continuing care services for children and young people across local authority placements.

Fostering & Continuing Care

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000

Services in this contract

Independent fostering agency placementsMain service£84k typicalFostering and continuing care call-off under Scotland Excel framework

Lifecycle

Published
13 August 2026
Contract awardedto The City of Edinburgh Council, Barnardo's, Aberlour Children's Charity and 10 more
31 March 2026
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Contract endsEnd date not published

The buyer

Fife Council

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The suppliers

The City of Edinburgh Council

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Barnardo's

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Aberlour Children's Charity

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3853995/fostering-and-continuing-care
Buyer reference: org-12
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840082
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Fife Council. Fostering & Continuing Care. Contract award, 13 August 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3853995/fostering-and-continuing-care (accessed 5 November 2026).