CT1293 - Framework Agreement for Children’s Residential Care and Education

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

The City of Edinburgh Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

008266-2025

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 80340000, 85000000, 85311000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) seek to establish a Framework Agreement for Children’s Residential Care and Education. Service Requirement The Council requires to put a multi provider framework agreement in place for the provision of Residential Care and Education within Residential Schools and Care Homes for Children and/ or Young People who have multiple and complex needs and for whom provision of residential care is the best means of improving Outcomes. The principles of Getting It Right for Every Child are at the heart of this Service. The Council and Providers shall work in partnership to commission and deliver services that will fully support Children and Young People as they grow and develop. This is broken into three lots: Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care: Residential Care where the child or Young Person attends School elsewhere or is not in education; Lot 2 – Provision of Education: Education where the child or Young Person resides elsewhere; Lot 3 – Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service: Residential Care and education provided as a package for the child or Young Person.

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1. Award notice observed

   6 Mar 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   008266-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care

  Buyer: The City of Edinburgh CouncilSupplier: Aberlour Child Care Trust

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £3,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care

  About this figure

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  008266-2025-1

• Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care

  Buyer: The City of Edinburgh CouncilSupplier: Action for Children Services Ltd

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