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 [email protected] if you would like to attend either session.

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Scotland Excel has been notified of a service disruption to Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) that occurred on Monday 19th October. Although Public Contracts Scotland Tenders (PCS-T) was unaffected by the disruption, the deadline for the Social Care Agency Workers (Ref. 1125) framework has now been extended to enable tenderers additional time to complete and submit their offer. A compliant tender must now be completed and submitted electronically on PCS-T before 12 noon on Wednesday 21st October 2026. Kind regards, Scotland Excel IV.2.2 Time limit: 2026-10-20T12:00:00+01:00 → 2026-10-21T12:00:00+01:00

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