DCAF - Scotland's Adoption Register

Location

Scotland:

Description

The provision of Scotland’s Adoption Register (“the Register”) is set out in The Scotland’s Adoption Register Regulations 2016 and comprises an online Register and national matching service that allows social workers to share information about children who have a plan for adoption with approved adopters in Scotland.

Total Quantity or Scope

Scotland's Adoption Register also plays a key role in providing opportunities for children and prospective adopters to come together through hosting events such as adoption exchange days and adoption activity days. The Register also offers direct advice to local authorities about family finding for individual children or sibling groups. The aim is to enable adopters to be part of the process of linking with a child, to encourage them to consider children they may not previously have thought about adopting, and ultimately to create new families.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Option to extend for an additional year from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85321000 - Administrative social services
• 85310000 - Social work services
• 85300000 - Social work and related services
• 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Indicators

• Options are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. Bidders must complete the SPD to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. The contract award criteria will be Quality 80% Price 20%. Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria is outlined in the Invitation to Tender: 0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 — Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 — Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract. Tenderers are also asked to confirm: that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract, at least the real Living Wage and they will meet standards on payment of subcontractors. Tenderers who do not pass these questions will not be subject to Commercial Analysis. As a result the tender will not be considered further. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD. (SC Ref:791464)