---
title: "Social Care Agency Workers"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000838158"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Borders Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
---

# Social Care Agency Workers

Buyer: Scottish Borders Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000838158

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561725 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £308,901 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Borders Council |
| Locality | NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS |
| Postcode area | Galashiels |
| Postcode | TD6 0SA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Electoral ward | Selkirkshire |
| Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Delivery location | TLM91 Scottish Borders |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | The Social Care Community Partnership Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### 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

### 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

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561725

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561725
  Social Care Agency Workers - 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).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000838158

## Provenance

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