Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Agency Staff ( Hanover Scotland Internal Framework)
Notice Description
Hanover Scotland is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care, support, and hospitality within its Very Sheltered Developments across the central belt of Scotland. To achieve this, we recognize the critical importance of reliable, qualified, and compassionate agency staff who can support catering, domestic, and care services in a way that upholds our values of dignity, respect, and quality of service for residents. This proposal sets out our framework for the supply of agency staff in catering, domestic, and support roles, designed to meet both planned and emergency staffing requirements. It demonstrates our capability to provide a responsive, cost-effective, and sustainable staffing solution that ensures continuity of service, compliance with regulatory standards, and a positive experience for residents and staff alike.
Lot Information
Support Workers (SVQ2 Health & Social Care or equivalent)
This proposal sets out our framework for the supply of agency staff in catering, domestic, and support roles, designed to meet both planned and emergency staffing requirements. It demonstrates our capability to provide a responsive, cost-effective, and sustainable staffing solution that ensures continuity of service, compliance with regulatory standards, and a positive experience for residents and staff alike. The proposed service will provide Hanover Scotland with a flexible, high-quality staffing solution for catering, domestic, and support roles, covering: Regular staffing for catering- preparing and serving meals, maintaining food hygiene standards, stock rotation, and menu compliance. Assisting in food preparation, serving meals and maintaining kitchen hygiene, following Hanover cook safe food management system. Domestic - Maintaining high standard of cleanliness, infection control across communal and residential area, following COSHH standard. Support Workers- Assisting resident with daily living, promoting independence, wellbeing, dignity and ensuring person centre care is in line with Hanover's care standards. The developments covered are all different and may have existing features such as large/small areas. The final contract will have all the above noted in the tender documents; however, Hanover reserve the right to limit the scope pending tender value returns. Considering the value of the Lots and the intended timescales for delivery of these projects, bidders may apply for all lots.. The service will operate within a framework of continuous improvement with which the service provider will be required to engage; bringing innovation, sharing ideas, and implementing improvement measures to increase operational effectiveness/efficiency and drive out waste.
Renewal: One extra year of extension
Domestic/Cleaning Staff (COSSHH Trained)This proposal sets out our framework for the supply of agency staff in catering, domestic, and support roles, designed to meet both planned and emergency staffing requirements. It demonstrates our capability to provide a responsive, cost-effective, and sustainable staffing solution that ensures continuity of service, compliance with regulatory standards, and a positive experience for residents and staff alike. The proposed service will provide Hanover Scotland with a flexible, high-quality staffing solution for catering, domestic, and support roles, covering: Regular staffing for catering- preparing and serving meals, maintaining food hygiene standards, stock rotation, and menu compliance. Assisting in food preparation, serving meals and maintaining kitchen hygiene, following Hanover cook safe food management system. Domestic - Maintaining high standard of cleanliness, infection control across communal and residential area, following COSHH standard. Support Workers- Assisting resident with daily living, promoting independence, wellbeing, dignity and ensuring person centre care is in line with Hanover's care standards. The developments covered are all different and may have existing features such as large/small areas. The final contract will have all the above noted in the tender documents; however, Hanover reserve the right to limit the scope pending tender value returns. Considering the value of the Lots and the intended timescales for delivery of these projects, bidders may apply for all lots.. The service will operate within a framework of continuous improvement with which the service provider will be required to engage; bringing innovation, sharing ideas, and implementing improvement measures to increase operational effectiveness/efficiency and drive out waste.
Renewal: One Extra Year of Extension
Cooks (REHIS qualified)This proposal sets out our framework for the supply of agency staff in catering, domestic, and support roles, designed to meet both planned and emergency staffing requirements. It demonstrates our capability to provide a responsive, cost-effective, and sustainable staffing solution that ensures continuity of service, compliance with regulatory standards, and a positive experience for residents and staff alike. The proposed service will provide Hanover Scotland with a flexible, high-quality staffing solution for catering, domestic, and support roles, covering: Regular staffing for catering- preparing and serving meals, maintaining food hygiene standards, stock rotation, and menu compliance. Assisting in food preparation, serving meals and maintaining kitchen hygiene, following Hanover cook safe food management system. Domestic - Maintaining high standard of cleanliness, infection control across communal and residential area, following COSHH standard. Support Workers- Assisting resident with daily living, promoting independence, wellbeing, dignity and ensuring person centre care is in line with Hanover's care standards. The developments covered are all different and may have existing features such as large/small areas. The final contract will have all the above noted in the tender documents; however, Hanover reserve the right to limit the scope pending tender value returns. Considering the value of the Lots and the intended timescales for delivery of these projects, bidders may apply for all lots.. The service will operate within a framework of continuous improvement with which the service provider will be required to engage; bringing innovation, sharing ideas, and implementing improvement measures to increase operational effectiveness/efficiency and drive out waste.
Renewal: One year extension
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000815363
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548083
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
55500000 - Canteen and catering services
55520000 - Catering services
55523000 - Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
85000000 - Health and social work services
85300000 - Social work and related services
85310000 - Social work services
98341130 - Janitorial services
98513000 - Manpower services for households
98513100 - Agency staff services for households
98514000 - Domestic services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Feb 20263 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HANOVER (SCOTLAND) HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD
- Contact Name
- Nkechinyere Uma
- Contact Email
- cezechukwu@hanover.scot, numa@hanover.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1315577453
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH7 4NS
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith Walk
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV543332&idx=1
12th November 2025 - Tender Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543332
Provision of Agency Staff ( Hanover Scotland Internal Framework) - Hanover Scotland is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care, support, and hospitality within its Very Sheltered Developments across the central belt of Scotland. To achieve this, we recognize the critical importance of reliable, qualified, and compassionate agency staff who can support catering, domestic, and care services in a way that upholds our values of dignity, respect, and quality of service for residents. This proposal sets out our framework for the supply of agency staff in catering, domestic, and support roles, designed to meet both planned and emergency staffing requirements. It demonstrates our capability to provide a responsive, cost-effective, and sustainable staffing solution that ensures continuity of service, compliance with regulatory standards, and a positive experience for residents and staff alike. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548083
Provision of Agency Staff ( Hanover Scotland Internal Framework) - Hanover Scotland is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care, support, and hospitality within its Very Sheltered Developments across the central belt of Scotland. To achieve this, we recognize the critical importance of reliable, qualified, and compassionate agency staff who can support catering, domestic, and care services in a way that upholds our values of dignity, respect, and quality of service for residents. This proposal sets out our framework for the supply of agency staff in catering, domestic, and support roles, designed to meet both planned and emergency staffing requirements. It demonstrates our capability to provide a responsive, cost-effective, and sustainable staffing solution that ensures continuity of service, compliance with regulatory standards, and a positive experience for residents and staff alike.
Notice URLs
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