Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LU
UK
E-mail: campbell.forsyth2@gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Independent Child Trafficking Guardians Service
Reference number: CASE/700982
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Independent Child Trafficking Guardians.
The contract will be for an initial period of 36 months between 01 April 2025 and 31 March 2028, with the option to extend by up to a further 2 x 12 months periods. There will be a Contract Mobilisation period between contract signature and 31 March 2025.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
11 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312310
85311300
85312000
85321000
85320000
85312400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is for the operation and management of an Independent Child Trafficking Guardian (ICTG) Service.
Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (also referred to as ‘Guardians’) will be appointed by the Service Provider to provide support to unaccompanied children and young people arriving in Scotland and who may have been a victim of, or may be vulnerable to becoming a victim of, human trafficking.
The provision of the ICTG Service will fulfil the duty set out under Section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, through the development of an Independent Child Trafficking Guardian service, with a focus on prevention of re-trafficking.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: UNDERSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ICTG SERVICE
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ICTGS
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: COMPLAINTS, MONITORING AND REPORTING
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: DATA MANAGEMENT
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: RISK ASSESSMENT AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: CONTRACT MOBILISATION AND TRANSITION OF CASES
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: CLIMATE EMERGENCY
/ Weighting: 0
Quality criterion: COMMUNITY BENEFITS
/ Weighting: 0
Quality criterion: FAIR WORK FIRST
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY (BCDR)
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract value is not anticipated to exceed 11,000,000 GBP inclusive of optional extensions.
As a demand-led contract it is expected that the volume or scope of services is not fixed at the outset but instead fluctuates based on actual demand during the contract period.
In accordance with Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, the volume of services may be modified at the sole discretion of the Purchaser from the estimated volume specified in the contract.
The Pricing Schedule of the Contract provides a mechanism to manage adjustment in the volume of services required.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-035294
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CASE/700982
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aberlour Child Care Trust
Kintail House, Forthside Way
Stirling
FK8 1QZ
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 11 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: 220 000.00 GBP
Proportion: 2 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Aberlour Child Care Trust will subcontract certain strategic and policy elements, as well as a portion of ancillary support to Scottish Refugee Council.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:793923)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
Telephone: +44 1312252525
E-mail: edinburgh@scottishcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/04/2025