Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Borders Council
Council Headquarters
Newtown St Boswells
TD6 0SA
UK
Contact person: Procurement Department
Telephone: +44 1835824000
E-mail: procurement@scotborders.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM91
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Borders
Borders General Hospital
Melrose
TD6 9BS
UK
Telephone: +44 1896826339
E-mail: alistair.meikle@borders.scot.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKM91
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nhsborders.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11162
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Other: Social and other specific services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Young Carers and Family Drug and Alcohol Support Service
Reference number: 1001513
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM91
Main site or place of performance:
Scottish Borders
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Evaluation of the award criteria will be on the basis of Most Economically Advantageous Tender with a price/quality split of 20/80
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-027508
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Action for Children
3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road
Watford
WD18 8AG
UK
Telephone: +44 1415509010
E-mail: BusinessDevelopmentScotland@actionforchildren.org.uk
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
n/a
(SC Ref:834952)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Jedburgh Sherriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Castlegate
Jedburgh
TD8 6AR,
UK
Telephone: +44 1835863231
E-mail: jedburgh@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/06/2026