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Social Care Agency Workers

Scottish Borders Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council procured social care agency workers through the Scotland Excel Social Care Agency Workers framework. The requirement covers the provision of temporary agency staff to support social care services, under a public services contract. Work is delivered for Scottish Borders Council in the Scottish Borders area. The contracting authority is Scottish Borders Council, a local authority based at Council Headquarters in Newtown St Boswells. The selected supplier is The Social Care Community Partnership Ltd, an Edinburgh-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The procurement relates specifically to regulated call-off activity from the collaborative framework, rather than a standalone requirement for unrelated staffing or general recruitment services.

This procurement has been awarded and the underlying requirement is complete. It was an open-procedure call-off from the Scotland Excel framework, recorded as one completed lot. The award went to The Social Care Community Partnership Ltd. The contract value was £308,901.58 including the published currency of GBP, with the contract recorded as signed on 1 April 2026. The notice reports actual regulated call-off spend incurred during the 12-month period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. One bid was recorded, from an SME. Price and quality award criteria, including their weightings, did not apply to this cumulative-spend award notice.

For competitors, this award provides a clear indication of Scottish Borders Council’s demand for social care agency workers and its use of the Scotland Excel framework as the purchasing route. A credible future supplier would need to provide agency staffing for social care services and operate effectively within a collaborative public-sector framework and its call-off arrangements. The awarded supplier was an SME, showing that delivery was not limited to a large national organisation. The recorded activity also indicates a substantial, sustained staffing requirement rather than an isolated placement. Relevant providers should therefore be able to mobilise suitable temporary care workers, manage placements reliably and handle regulated public-sector call-off administration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care Agency Workers

Notice Description

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scotland Excel Framework for Social Care Agency Workers (1721) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scotland Excel Framework for Social Care Agency Workers (1721) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838158
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561725
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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

CPV Codes

55321000 - Meal-preparation services

55322000 - Meal-cooking services

79622000 - Supply services of domestic help personnel

85300000 - Social work and related services

98510000 - Services of commercial and industrial workers

98514000 - Domestic services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£308,901 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Selkirkshire
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Social Care Community Partnership Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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