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Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support Service

Scottish Borders Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 17:06.

Opportunity overview

Scottish Borders Council (the Council) is seeking Bidder responses to this Invitation to Tender (ITT) to provide Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support Service. The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 makes it a statutory requirement for local authorities to support Young Carers (under 18 or still at school) to minimize the impact of their caring role. The service aims to reduce the impact of harms on children and young people from: Substance use in the family Caring responsibility and the emotional impact of this where there is physical and mental ill-health in the family.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Action for Children

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Jun 2026
Award ID
059822-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Watford, UKH23, WD18 8AG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 makes it a statutory requirement for local authorities to support young carers (under 18 or still at school) to minimize the impact of their caring role. The Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support Service aims to reduce the impact of harms on children and young people from: Substance use in the family Caring responsibility and the emotional impact of this where there is physical and mental ill-health in the family. Additional information: The services required fall within the scope of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations and the procurement is carried out in accordance with Regulations 74-76.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
1001513
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Award Criteria Details
Evaluation of the award criteria will be on the basis of Most Economically Advantageous Tender with a price/quality split of 20/80

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 makes it a statutory requirement for local authorities to support young carers (under 18 or still at school) to minimize the impact of their caring role. The Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support Service aims to reduce the impact of harms on children and young people from: Substance use in the family Caring responsibility and the emotional impact of this where there is physical and mental ill-health in the family. Additional information: The services required fall within the scope of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations and the procurement is carried out in accordance with Regulations 74-76.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM91

Delivery Location

Description
Scottish Borders

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Scottish Borders Council
Id
GB-FTS-3123

Identifier

Legal Name
Scottish Borders Council

Address

Street Address
Council Headquarters
Locality
Newtown St Boswells
Region
UKM91
Postal Code
TD6 0SA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Procurement Department
Telephone
+44 1835824000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Social and other specific services
Organisation 2
Name
NHS Borders
Id
GB-FTS-30227

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Borders

Address

Street Address
Borders General Hospital
Locality
Melrose
Region
UKM91
Postal Code
TD6 9BS
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1896826339

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 3
Name
Action for Children
Id
GB-FTS-79607

Identifier

Legal Name
Action for Children

Address

Street Address
3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road
Locality
Watford
Region
UKH23
Postal Code
WD18 8AG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1415509010

Roles

supplier
Organisation 4
Name
Jedburgh Sherriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Id
GB-FTS-173949

Identifier

Legal Name
Jedburgh Sherriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Address

Street Address
Castlegate
Locality
Jedburgh
Postal Code
TD8 6AR,
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1835863231

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
059822-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-79607
Name
Action for Children

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
059822-2026-1
Award ID
059822-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
8 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newtown St Boswells · UKM91 · TD6 0SA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM91

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 014505-2026planning ·
  2. 027508-2026tender ·
  3. 059822-2026award, contract ·