Secure Care Services

Location

Scotland

Description

Negotiated procedure for the provision of Secure Care (secure accommodation) Services. See II.2.4 (below) for a description of the procurement. To provide these Services in Scotland in accordance with the Law, providers must hold specific authorisations or memberships. For further details of the required authorisations or memberships, see III.2) Conditions related to the contract.

Total Quantity or Scope

This exercise relates to the use of the negotiated procedure with identified providers of secure accommodation for children and young people in Scotland who hold the necessary authorisations or memberships required in Law (as detailed in III.2). Notwithstanding that Regulation 75(2) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”) applies to this exercise, Scotland Excel has elected, voluntarily, to place this notice for reasons of transparency. The negotiated procedure has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76(8) of the Regulations.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Indicators

Other Information

This Contract Notice is being issued for transparency and not as a call for competition. A negotiated procedure will be entered into with the identified providers of this Service to award separate and distinct contracts in accordance with Regulations 33 and 74-76 of the Public Contacts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Duration at II.2.7 is a maximum period applicable to each contract and is proposed to comprise: an initial period of 36 months with options to extend for up to a further 24 months in increments to be determined by Scotland Excel and agreed by the Provider. The exercise of any extension option will be at Scotland Excel’s discretion and will take account of emerging policy requirements and commercial considerations. Further information is available from: socialcare@scotland-excel.org.uk (SC Ref:819024)