Contract award · 4 Mar 2025

Independent Child Trafficking Guardians Service

Scottish Government awarded “Independent Child Trafficking Guardians Service” to Aberlour Child Care Trust for £11m on 4 Mar 2025.

Health & social careScotland

Value £11m

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Scottish Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£11,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Guidance services (CPV 85312310)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date4 Mar 2025
  2. Published2 Apr 2025Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

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.

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