Framework Tender for Fostering Families and Adult Caring Households (Continuing Care and Aftercare) Services

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Glasgow City Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

007833-2025

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 85000000, 85300000, 85310000, 85311000, 85320000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

A Framework is being established with Providers registered as Fostering Services and Adult Placement Services to secure future Fostering Families and Adult Caring Household provision for children and young people who require to be looked after and accommodated away from home. From this point on any reference to Bidder will mean the Provider Organisation who is bidding to provide Fostering Families and Adult Caring Household services, referred to hereafter for ease as Fostering Families. following award, Glasgow City Council (the Council) will establish a multi-supplier Framework. The awarded Bidders and Fostering Families will play a key role in supporting the Council to meet its statutory duties in providing care and support to children and young people who need to be Looked After or Looked After and Accommodated in a family setting. Awarded Bidders will work in collaboration and close partnership with Social Work staff and key partner agencies, including NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and Education services to deliver the outcomes for the children and young people as specified by the Council in the child or young person’s My Plan. Contract Duration: 3 Years, plus the option to extend for a further 1 year. Awarded Bidders will be expected to recruit Fostering Families from within the Glasgow City boundary. Where this is not possible, and to ensure the most compatible match for the child or young person, recruitment of Fostering Families within a 20 mile radius of the Glasgow City boundary and beyond will be considered.

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Award notice observed

   4 Mar 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   007833-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Fostering Families

  Buyer: Glasgow City CouncilSupplier: Aberlour Child Care Trust

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £39,600,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Fostering Families

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  007833-2025-1

• Fostering Families

  Buyer: Glasgow City CouncilSupplier: Action for Children

  End date in notice

  Date not published

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

No recurrence, renewal or options wording appears in these notices.

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