How to win: Social Care Agency Workers Flexible Framework Agreement

About this contract

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.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Scotland Excel scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £100,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 20 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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