Estimated Value
Up to £250,400,000
Deadline
2 February 2026
Published
29 September 2026
Type
services
Overview
Negotiated procedure for the provision of Secure Care (secure accommodation) Services. See II.2.4 (below) for a description of the procurement.
For further details of the required authorisations or memberships, see III.2) Conditions related to the contract. 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. Additional information: For details about this procurement see ITT 57486 (Project 27565) on the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender website.
Eligibility & compliance
To provide these Services in Scotland in accordance with the Law, providers must hold specific authorisations or memberships.
Regulations cited
- Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
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This is a negotiated procurement for providers of secure accommodation services for children and young people in Scotland. It is aimed at organisations that already hold the legal authorisations or memberships required to run secure care facilities.
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Award Details
Kibble Education and Care Centre
£250,400,000
Rossie Young Peoples Trust
£250,400,000
The Good Shepherd Centre Bishopton
£250,400,000
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Active Adult Limited
1 contract wonlatest 12 Mar 2026£390m
total awarded
- 2
Archway (Respite Care and Housing) Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 12 Mar 2026£390m
total awarded
- 3
Aria Healthcare Group Limited
1 contract wonlatest 12 Mar 2026£390m
total awarded
- 4
Blackwood Homes and Care
1 contract wonlatest 12 Mar 2026£390m
total awarded
- 5
Camphill(Blair Drummond)Trust Limited
1 contract wonlatest 12 Mar 2026£390m
total awarded
Active Adult Limited is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Scotland ExcelKey Dates
Published
29 September 2026
Submission deadline
2 February 2026
Notice type
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