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title: "Social Care Agency Staff"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000668625"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2021-11-22"
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# Social Care Agency Staff

Buyer: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000668625

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## Summary

Glasgow City Council has completed a procurement process titled "Social Care Agency Staff," aimed at sourcing staffing solutions for care services in Glasgow due to ongoing challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The procurement was conducted as a limited procedure, facilitating a direct award to Caledonia Healthcare Ltd. to address critical staffing shortages. The contract is valued at £700,000 and was signed on 1st September 2021. The initiative falls under the category of general public services and is situated within the Glasgow locality (G2 1DU).

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in health and social care staffing solutions, particularly those with experience in providing flexible workforce support. Enterprises that can quickly adapt to changing demands and demonstrate the capacity to deliver quality personnel in urgent situations would be well-suited to compete. Given the continuing need for social care support, suppliers focusing on compliance with government regulations and the ability to provide skilled healthcare professionals are likely to find a favourable position in this market.

## Notice

Social Care Agency staffing to support Care at Home and Care Home services delivered by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct Award for Social Care Agency Staff(COVID-19: Emergency Measures in Relation to Procurement of Health and Social Care Contracts)

### Procurement Information

Direct Award for Social Care Agency Staff (COVID-19: Emergency Measures in Relation to Procurement of Health and Social Care Contracts). 1.1 Glasgow City Council Operational Care Services, "the Service", is experiencing an on-going and critical staffing shortage. This is due to several COVID-19 related circumstances including the requirement for staff to isolate following contact from Track and Trace, staff absences through sickness absences, fulfilling the annual leave backlog and the general on-going impact of COVID-19 especially in relation to Health and Social Care Service provision.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV433581 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £700,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 1DU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CALEDONIA HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Nov 2021 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV433581

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV433581
  Social Care Agency Staff - Social Care Agency staffing to support Care at Home and Care Home services delivered by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.glasgow.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000668625
- https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-making-best-use-of-procurement-resources-during-covid-19-outbreak-sppn-6-2020/
- https://www.gov.scot/publications/procurement-regulations-

## Provenance

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