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Independent Advocacy and Children's Rights Services: Looked After, Child Protection Processes and Continuing Care

The City of Edinburgh Council

Published: Jul 28, 2026

Updated: Aug 9, 2026

Source: uk_fts

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to Who Cares? Scotland — £1,290,000

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About This Opportunity

This is a services contract in the health and medical services sector, with a focus on Social Work. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the health and medical services sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

Provision of an Independent Advocacy and Children’s Right Service for Children and Young People (C&YP) involved in child protection processes, looked after both away from home and at home and those in continuing care. Appointment of a sole Provider to deliver the specified service. An open procurement process was followed where by the Single Procurement Document (SPD) was utilised to identify suitable Tenderers through mandatory pass/fail questions and in terms of compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and/or the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016/PR(S)A14 and the minimum standards and any other requirements set out in the Tender documents & Contract Notice. Thereafter an Award Criteria and Pricing evaluation was undertaken to select the tender which represented the best overall value for money. Additional information: The potential contract duration is up to 6 years, broken down as follows: - Core Contract Period: three years - Optional Extension(1): two years - Optional Extension(2): one year Extension options will be undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on July 28, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 071171-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About The City of Edinburgh Council

The City of Edinburgh Council has issued 278 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 27 currently open and 162 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Construction & Civil Works, Architecture & Engineering Services, and General Supplies & Services. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via Public Contracts Scotland and UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: August 4, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

What type of contract is this?

This is a Services contract in the Health & Medical sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

How much was the contract awarded for?

Who Cares? Scotland was awarded the contract for £1,290,000. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

How can I submit a bid?

Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 071171-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

Is this tender still open?

No — the contract has already been awarded to Who Cares? Scotland. The award notice is archived on BidsFactory for transparency and market intelligence.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by The City of Edinburgh Council in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.