Contract award · 13 Nov 2025

Residential Short Breaks (Children)

Stirling Council awarded “Residential Short Breaks (Children)” to Action for Children for £559k on 13 Nov 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careScotland

Value £559k
WinnerAction for Children SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Stirling Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£559,288
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Social work services with accommodation (CPV 85311000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Nov 2025
  2. Published27 Nov 2025Published 14 days after the contract date

Description

Residential short breaks for children

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