Social Care Agency Workers Flexible Framework Agreement

What the buyer is asking for

This procurement exercise is to establish a ‘National Flexible Framework Agreement’ in accordance with Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, “the Regulations” (further referred to as 'the Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA)') for the provision of trained and vetted Social Care Agency Workers in a variety of social care settings. Once established, subject to the terms of the FFA, there may be opportunities for admission of new suppliers and existing suppliers may vary their service (see the Procurement Documents for full details). The value provided in II.1.5 is an ESTIMATE only. TENDER INFORMATION SESSIONS Scotland Excel is running Tenderer Information Sessions on the following dates – 22 September 2026 @ 1pm - 2.30pm and - 23 September 2026 @ 1pm - 2.30pm. Please contact adultsocialcare@scotland-excel.org.uk if you would like to attend either session.

3 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Care Roles£89m

  Lot 1 is for the provision of trained and vetted Care Assistants, Support Workers, Housing Assistants and Senior Carers (see the Procurement Documents, Schedule 2 - Description of Core Roles). The anticipated value is estimated and may be subject to change. There is no guarantee of any business, use, level of use or continuity of business through the FFA. Award criteria Quality criterion: Technical Weighting: 60 / Commercial Weighting: 40 Additional information: Please note, the duration shown at section II.2.7 includes two, up to twelve (12) month extensions. By virtue of Regulation 76(3) of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Tenderers in any of the situations listed in Regulation 58 of the Regulations may be excluded.

• Professional Roles£8.0m

  Lot 2 is for the provision of trained and vetted Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Social Work Managers and Social Work Assistants (see the Procurement Documents, Schedule 2 - Description of Core Roles). The anticipated value is estimated and may be subject to change. There is no guarantee of any business, use, level of use or continuity of business through the FFA. Award criteria Quality criterion: Technical Weighting: 60 / Commercial Weighting: 40 Additional information: Please note, the duration shown at section II.2.7 includes two, up to twelve (12) month extensions. By virtue of Regulation 76(3) of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Tenderers in any of the situations listed in Regulation 58 of the Regulations may be excluded.

• Ancillary Roles£3.0m

  Lot 3 is for the provision of trained and vetted Domestic Assistants, Cooks, Kitchen Assistants, Handypersons and Bus Escorts. (see the Procurement Documents, Schedule 2 - Description of Core Roles). The anticipated value is estimated and may be subject to change. There is no guarantee of any business, use, level of use or continuity of business through the FFA. Award criteria Quality criterion: Technical Weighting: 60 / Commercial Weighting: 40 Additional information: Please note, the duration shown at section II.2.7 includes two, up to twelve (12) month extensions. By virtue of Regulation 76(3) of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Tenderers in any of the situations listed in Regulation 58 of the Regulations may be excluded.

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 72 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published6 days ago

   15 Sept 2026, 14:52 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 28 days

   20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice15 Sept 2026, 14:52 BST087374-2026