Framework Tender for Fostering Families and Adult Caring Households (Continuing Care and Aftercare) Services
A Contract Award Notice
by GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £40M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 04 Mar 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
Fostering Families placements should be made within a 20 mile radius of the Glasgow City boundary
1 buyer
- Glasgow City Council Glasgow
9 suppliers
- Aberlour Child Care Trust Glasgow
- Action for Children Glasgow
- Barnardos Scotland Edinburgh
- Carevisions Fostering Edinburgh
- Foster Care Associates Scotland Glasgow
- Adolescent & Childrens Trust Tact Edinburgh
- National Fostering Agency Scotland Grangemouth
- Fosterplus Scotland Bromsgrove
- Quarriers Glasgow
Description
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.
Lot Division
| 1 | Fostering Families The Lot tendered was for Fostering Family arrangements where there may be one or more child or young person, including the Fostering Family’s own children or other fostered children or young people being cared for, depending on the Foster Families’ registration. This Lot also includes provision for Mother and Baby placements. Age Group – 0 to 18 years (18th Birthday) Additional information: Lot 1 is explicitly tied to Lot 3. Bidders who applied to Lot 1 also bid for Lot 3. |
| 2 | Individual Fostering Families The Lot tendered was for the provision of individual Fostering Families which require the child or young person to be the only child or young person being cared for in the Fostering Family household. A key emphasis of the Fostering Family support is safeguarding, and will necessitate the carers being very experienced and suitably skilled to care for, and support the child or young person. Children and young people in this category may have neuro diversity profiles and may struggle to live in busy, noisy environments with multiple children, or young people, or children or young people may display behaviour which can pose a risk to themselves or others, including other children and young people. This Lot also includes provision for Mother and Baby placements. Age Group – 0 to 18 years (18th Birthday) Additional information: Lot 2 is tied to Lot 3. Bidders who applied to Lot 2 also bid for Lot 3. |
| 3 | Adult Caring Households (Continuing Care and Aftercare) The awarded Lot covers the provision of care to a young person who was formerly looked after away from home between the ages of 16 and 18 but is now no longer a Looked After Child (LAC) and who has opted to remain in their current placement (Continuing Care), or where the young person remains in placement on an Aftercare basis. Legal status becomes either Continuing Care until 21st Birthday, or Aftercare until the 26th Birthday. This Lot also includes provision for Mother and Baby placements. Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) may, on occasion, seek Adult Caring Households for young people who have not previously lived with Fostering Families on a Foster Care basis. GCHSCP is committed to the Staying Put agenda, and in supporting young people to remain in or move to Providers where they are happy, and their needs are met until they are ready to move towards greater independence. The care given will acknowledge and proactively support the growing maturity and increasing independent living skills of the young person. Age Groups Continuing Care 18 to 21 (21st birthday) Aftercare 18 to 26 years (26th birthday) Additional information: This Lot is tied to Lot 1 and Lot 2. Bidders awarded could not bid for Lot 3 on it's own. |
| 4 | Providers for Children and Young People with Complex Learning, Physical Disability and Mental Health Conditions The Lot awarded is for the provision of Foster Family and Adult Caring Household based care for children and young people with very complex care needs. This requires the provision of Foster Families and Adult Caring Households where the Carers recruited already have, or are able and willing to develop particular skills and abilities to support children and young people with some or all of the following needs: Non-verbal communication/communication through other methods Needs that require specific training for the Provider and Providers, e.g. nutrition is met through percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) or stoma care Significant daily and overnight physical care needs Autistic Spectrum Disorder Medical needs that require additional support and attendance at NHS appointments Administration of medication/rescue medication (PRN) Round the clock supervision Ongoing CAMHs or other professionals’ involvement This list is not exhaustive. This Lot also includes provision for Mother and Baby placements. Examples of the range of disabilities expected to be covered by this Lot are included as part of the tender documents. Age Group – 0 to 26 years (26th birthday) |
Award Detail
| 1 | Aberlour Child Care Trust (Glasgow)
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| 2 | Action for Children (Glasgow)
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| 3 | Barnardos Scotland (Edinburgh)
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| 4 | Carevisions Fostering (Edinburgh)
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| 5 | Foster Care Associates Scotland (Glasgow)
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| 6 | Adolescent & Childrens Trust Tact (Edinburgh)
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| 7 | National Fostering Agency Scotland (Grangemouth)
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| 8 | Fosterplus Scotland (Bromsgrove)
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| 9 | Aberlour Child Care Trust (Glasgow)
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| 10 | Action for Children (Glasgow)
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| 11 | Barnardos Scotland (Edinburgh)
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| 12 | Carevisions Fostering (Edinburgh)
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| 13 | Foster Care Associates Scotland (Glasgow)
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| 14 | Fosterplus Scotland (Bromsgrove)
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| 15 | Adolescent & Childrens Trust Tact (Edinburgh)
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| 16 | National Fostering Agency Scotland (Grangemouth)
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| 17 | Aberlour Child Care Trust (Glasgow)
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| 18 | Action for Children (Glasgow)
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| 19 | Barnardos Scotland (Edinburgh)
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| 20 | Carevisions Fostering (Edinburgh)
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| 21 | Foster Care Associates Scotland (Glasgow)
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| 22 | Fosterplus Scotland (Bromsgrove)
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| 23 | Adolescent & Childrens Trust Tact (Edinburgh)
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| 24 | National Fostering Agency Scotland (Grangemouth)
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| 25 | Aberlour Child Care Trust (Glasgow)
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| 26 | Quarriers (Glasgow)
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| 27 | Carevisions Fostering (Edinburgh)
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| 28 | Foster Care Associates Scotland (Glasgow)
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| 29 | Fosterplus Scotland (Bromsgrove)
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| 30 | Adolescent & Childrens Trust Tact (Edinburgh)
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| 31 | National Fostering Agency Scotland (Grangemouth)
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CPV Codes
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85320000 - Social services
Indicators
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Qualifying Criteria that was used in this Tender is continued here Bidders were required to confirm that they had achieved a minimum of Grade 3 across all inspected themes for their organisations most recent Care Inspectorate inspection for a Fostering Service OR Where Bidders had not yet registered as a Fostering Service, Bidders were required to confirm that they had achieved a minimum of Grade 3 across all inspected themes for their most recent Care Inspectorate inspection for their organisation in one of the following - an Adult Placement Service or a Support Service or a Housing Support Service or a Registered Service related to the Care and Support of children. Registered Bidders were required to provide the most recent report for that service. Bidders registered for multiple categories provided the most recent Inspection Report overall. Bidders provided the Web link to the specific Inspection Report being referenced. . Bidders were required to confirm that they would employ a Social Worker. Bidders were required to confirm that they will ensure all staff involved in the delivery of services will be registered with SSSC. Bidders were required to confirm that they will ensure all staff involved in the delivery of services will undergo PVG checks. . The Council reserves the right at its own discretion to seek such other information from the Bidder in accordance with Regulation 61(7) or Regulation 61(8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to prove the Bidder’s economic and financial standing. . Bidders appointed to the Framework will, during the lifetime of the Framework Agreement, inform the Council immediately of any material changes to the information provided in their submission in relation to economic and financial standing. This notice follows on from the PIN and Contract Notice previously issued. . LOT 5 NOT AWARDED The introduction of a specific Short Break Service (Lot 5) was advertised and was new to the market. The bids received did not meet the service requirements, this Lot is therefore unfilled and GCHSCP will undertake further engagement with the market to determine next steps. Current operational processes will remain until a decision is reached on any re-tendering for Lot 5. (SC Ref:791197)
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0493ff
- FTS 007833-2025