Official UK procurement notice
Communication Support Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Forth Valley College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Communication Support Services.
- Recurrence: May 2029
CPV: Interpretation services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 2 bids received (0.3 per place) · 1 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The required services include, but are not limited to:AwardedRenewal
The required services include, but are not limited to:
Communication Support Workers (CSWs) to provide accurate interpretation for students using British Sign Language (BSL) and to provide appropriate communication strategies to enable deaf students to integrate into their peer group and engage with their learning (Student Award Agency Scotland (SAAS) Definition: Sign Language Interpreter).
BSL Interpreters to provide BSL interpreting for students in and outwith the classroom.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Service Delivery: 20%
- Relationships and Delivering Outcomes: 15%
- Service Delivery Resources: 13%
- Data Protection and Cyber Security Risks: 7%
- Community and Added Value Services: 5%
- Fair Work Practices: 5%
- price: 30%
- Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
- Service Delivery: 20
- Relationships and Delivering Outcomes: 15
- Service Delivery Resources: 13
- Data Protection and Cyber Security Risks: 7
- Community and Added Value Services: 5
- Fair Work Practices: 5
- Sustainability: 5
- Price: 30
- Suitability
As stated in Invitation to Tender.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Communication Support Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · May 2029
- First published
- 15 May 2025, 16:56 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2026, 11:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jun 2025 – …
- Authority reference
ISS-2025-03- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001782- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0514ffFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: As a minimum Tenderers must complete and submit the following: SPD Response on PCS Appendix A - Form of Tender Appendix D - Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct Appendix E - Pricing Schedule Appendix F - SCM RP: Section 1 Appendix G - Technical Questionnaire The Agreement is for a period of 1 year. The Authority reserves the right to extend the Agreement for 3 further period of 12 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements. The total value of the contract has been calculated for a period of 4 years including optional extensions. (SC Ref:820155)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bids opened
- 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Jun 2025 → 9 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until364 days ago23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published286 days ago9 Jan 2026, 11:49 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Jan 2026, 11:49 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 001782-2026-ISS-2025-03-1
- Signed
- 20 Aug 2025
- Value
- £308,107
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Camelon Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Prestige Network LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria