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Hysbysiad contract
Adran I:
Endid
contractio
I.1) Enw a chyfeiriad
Scotland Excel
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1AR
UK
Ffôn: +44 1414888230
E-bost: adultsocialcare@scotland-excel.org.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Cyfeiriad(au) rhyngrwyd
Prif gyfeiriad: http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk
Cyfeiriad proffil y prynwr: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10383
I.2) Caffael ar y cyd
Caiff y contract ei ddyfarnu gan gorff prynu canolog
I.3) Cyfathrebu
Mae'r dogfennau caffael ar gael ar gyfer mynediad uniongyrchol anghyfyngedig a llawn, yn rhad ac am ddim ar:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Gellir cael gwybodaeth ychwanegol o'r cyfeiriad uchod
Rhaid anfon tendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan yn electronig at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Y math o awdurdod contractio
Corff a lywodraethir gan gyfraith gyhoeddus
I.5) Prif weithgaredd
Gwasanaethau cyhoeddus cyffredinol
Adran II: Gwrthrych
II.1) Cwmpas y caffaeliad
II.1.1) Teitl
Social Care Agency Workers Flexible Framework Agreement
Cyfeirnod: 1125
II.1.2) Prif god CPV
85300000
II.1.3) Y math o gontract
Gwasanaethau
II.1.4) Disgrifiad byr
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.
II.1.5) Cyfanswm gwerth amcangyfrifedig
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 100 000 000.00 GBP
II.1.6) Gwybodaeth am lotiau
Mae’r contract hwn wedi’i rannu’n lotiau:
Ydy
Gellir cyflwyno tendrau ar gyfer pob lot
II.2) Disgrifiad
Rhif y Lot 1
II.2.1) Teitl
Care Roles
II.2.2) Cod(au) CPV ychwanegol
85310000
85311000
85311100
85311200
85311300
85312000
85312100
85312110
85312120
85312400
85312500
85312510
85323000
85300000
II.2.3) Man cyflawni
Cod NUTS:
UKM
II.2.4) Disgrifiad o’r caffaeliad
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
II.2.6) Gwerth amcangyfrifedig
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 89 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7) Hyd y contract, y cytundeb fframwaith neu’r system brynu ddynamig
Hyd mewn misoedd: 48
II.2.13) Gwybodaeth am Gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd
Mae'r broses gaffael yn gysylltiedig â phrosiect a/neu raglen a ariennir gan gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd:
Na
II.2.14) Gwybodaeth ychwanegol
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.
Rhif y Lot 2
II.2.1) Teitl
Professional Roles
II.2.2) Cod(au) CPV ychwanegol
85310000
85311000
85311100
85311200
85311300
85312000
85312100
85312110
85312120
85312400
85312500
85312510
85320000
85323000
79612000
79622000
85300000
II.2.3) Man cyflawni
Cod NUTS:
UKM
II.2.4) Disgrifiad o’r caffaeliad
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
II.2.6) Gwerth amcangyfrifedig
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 8 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7) Hyd y contract, y cytundeb fframwaith neu’r system brynu ddynamig
Hyd mewn misoedd: 48
II.2.13) Gwybodaeth am Gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd
Mae'r broses gaffael yn gysylltiedig â phrosiect a/neu raglen a ariennir gan gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd:
Na
II.2.14) Gwybodaeth ychwanegol
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.
Rhif y Lot 3
II.2.1) Teitl
Ancillary Roles
II.2.2) Cod(au) CPV ychwanegol
98514000
55321000
55322000
79622000
98510000
II.2.3) Man cyflawni
Cod NUTS:
UKM
II.2.4) Disgrifiad o’r caffaeliad
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
II.2.6) Gwerth amcangyfrifedig
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 3 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7) Hyd y contract, y cytundeb fframwaith neu’r system brynu ddynamig
Hyd mewn misoedd: 48
II.2.13) Gwybodaeth am Gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd
Mae'r broses gaffael yn gysylltiedig â phrosiect a/neu raglen a ariennir gan gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd:
Na
II.2.14) Gwybodaeth ychwanegol
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.
Section III: Gwybodaeth gyfreithiol, economaidd, ariannol a thechnegol
III.1) Amodau ar gyfer cymryd rhan
III.1.4) Rheolau a meini prawf gwrthrychol ar gyfer cymryd rhan
The services provided under this FFA are social and other specific services defined in Schedule 3 of the Regulations. As such, ALL WORKERS OFFERED FOR SUPPLY MUST BE vetted, qualified and Registered with the relevant Regulatory Body to perform the required role, all in accordance with Law. Full details are in the Procurement Documents.
Tenderers should note that full details of the minimum requirements are listed in the Contract Notice Attachment titled “1125 Contract Notice- Section III.1.4 Objective rules and criteria for participation” contained within the "Buyer Attachments" area of ITT 63739 (project 31740) on the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender (PCS-T) website:https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
III.2) Amodau sy’n gysylltiedig â’r contract
III.2.2) Amodau perfformiad contractau
It is a material condition of the FFA that ALL WORKERS SUPPLIED MUST BE vetted, qualified and Registered with the relevant Regulatory Body to perform the required role, all in accordance with Law.
For full details of the contract conditions relevant to the FFA and contracts called off thereunder, please refer to the Procurement Documents which also set out requirements for a tendering group of entities (see I.3 above).
Tenderers require to confirm their acceptance of the contract conditions.
TENDERS MADE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED AND MAY BE REFUSED ON THE GROUNDS OF SUCH CONDITIONS ALONE.
Section IV: Gweithdrefn
IV.1) Disgrifiad
IV.1.1) Y math o weithdrefn
Gweithdrefn agored
IV.1.3) Gwybodaeth am gytundeb fframwaith
Mae’r caffaeliad yn golygu y caiff cytundeb fframwaith ei sefydlu
IV.1.11) Prif nodweddion y weithdrefn ddyfarnu:
The scope of services to be provided under this FFA are within ‘Social and other Specific Services’ in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and therefor the procurement process shall be subject to the requirements of Section 7 of the Regulations. Please note the variations applied to this exercise together with the specific requirements and evaluation approaches applicable are set out in the Procurement Documents.
IV.2) Gwybodaeth weinyddol
IV.2.1) Cyhoeddiad blaenorol mewn perthynas â’r weithdrefn hon
Rhif yr hysbysiad yn OJ S:
2025/S 000-080806
IV.2.2) Terfyn amser i dendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan ddod i law
Dyddiad:
20/10/2026
Amser lleol: 12:00
IV.2.4) Ym mha iaith/ieithoedd y gellir cyflwyno tendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan
EN
Section VI: Gwybodaeth ategol
VI.2) Gwybodaeth am lifau gwaith electronig
Defnyddir archebion electronig
Derbynnir anfonebau electronig
Defnyddir taliadau electronig
VI.3) Gwybodaeth ychwanegol
IMPORTANT NOTE: The specific requirements and evaluation approaches applicable to this process are set out in the Procurement Documents.
This process is subject to the Law and Guidance applicable in Scotland to the award of public contracts including (without limitation) the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 as currently in force.
As such, this exercise is based upon the Open Procedure to establish a Flexible Framework Agreement with variations as permitted under the Regulations. In particular, 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).
Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies):
A) The 32 local authorities in Scotland as listed at https://home.scotland-excel.org.uk/about-us/our-members
B) Scotland Excel associate members as listed at https://home.scotland-excel.org.uk/about-us/our-members
C) any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland)Act 2014.
D) Scottish Prison Service (SPS)
The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel.
Tenderers may be excluded from evaluation (in whole, or in part) if they do not include the information required in accordance with instructions given.
Full details of the requirements of this FFA (include permitted variations and contract conditions) are available in the Procurement Documents contained within the relevant project on PCS-T: Project_ itt_63739. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre
SUBCONTRACTING: Tenderers will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement.
If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capacity you do not rely to satisfy the selection criteria, you must secure that each subcontractor completes a separate SPD (Scotland) Response for all Parts of the SPD (Scotland) Qualification Envelope, except Part 4 (Selection criteria). Please note that these subcontractors on whose capacity the tenderer does not rely will be subject to the rules regarding Exclusion as set out in 11.2.14.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
In accordance with section 25(3) of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 note that, Scotland Excel intends to include community benefit requirements. As part of your response within the Technical Envelope, bidders will be requested to commit to delivery of community benefits in accordance with the methodology outlined in the tender documents.
(SC Ref:680805)
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
In accordance with section 25(3) of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 note that, Scotland Excel intends to include community benefit requirements. As part of your response within the Technical Envelope, bidders will be requested to commit to delivery of community benefits in accordance with the methodology outlined in the tender documents.
(SC Ref:841427)
VI.4) Gweithdrefnau adolygu
VI.4.1) Corff adolygu
Court of Session
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.4.3) Gweithdrefn adolygu
Gwybodaeth fanwl gywir am y terfyn(au) amser ar gyfer gweithdrefnau adolygu:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 2015 (SSI 2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Dyddiad anfon yr hysbysiad hwn
15/09/2026