Big Sister is pleased to announce that DKL Care has been successfully invited to cost negotiation for the Care and Support Flexible Framework Agreement with Scotland Excel.
Being invited to cost negotiation is a significant milestone within framework evaluations and reflects DKL Care’s strong technical and quality submission.
A Strong Positioning for Award
Flexible Framework Agreements of this scale require:
- Clear demonstration of person-centred care delivery
- Robust safeguarding and governance arrangements
- Financial and operational stability
- Evidence of outcomes and impact
- Alignment with commissioning priorities across Scotland
Reaching the cost negotiation stage indicates that DKL Care’s qualitative submission met the required standards and positioned them competitively within the evaluation process.
Well Done Steven & Zainab
A huge congratulations to Steven and Zainab, who worked collaboratively to deliver this submission.
Framework bids require absolute consistency across quality, compliance and commercial positioning — and their combined effort ensured DKL Care presented a strong, credible and well-structured response.
A Word from Jill Hudson
Jill Hudson, CEO of Big Sister, said:
“We are delighted to see DKL Care progress to cost negotiation on the Scotland Excel Flexible Framework.
This stage reflects the strength of their technical submission and the clarity of their delivery model. Steven and Zainab worked diligently to ensure the bid demonstrated both compliance and genuine impact.
We thoroughly enjoyed working alongside DKL Care on this opportunity and look forward to supporting them through the next stage of the process.”
Congratulations to DKL Care and everyone involved in reaching this important milestone.
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