Official UK procurement notice
DIAA-Provision of Certified Internal Auditor Training
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government (SG) Internal Audit Directorate (IAD) wishes to commission a contractor to provide Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) training on the contractors site, to enable an initial cohort of up to 4 internal auditors the opportunity to achieve relevant professional accreditation and competence. This will be a single supplier, multiple-year contract, with the possibility of extension should an additional cohort of trainees be required up to a maximum of a further 9 students.
CPV: Specialist training services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The contractor will be required to provide a full CIA training programme, including…AwardedRenewalPublished value£135,000
The contractor will be required to provide a full CIA training programme, including relevant workshop and revision sessions. The contractor will plan the course content, a learning programme and a schedule of delivery; drawing as far as possible on existing core IIA CIA training materials.
Scottish Government will book and pay for the exams for students separately as this is booked directly with IIA when the student is ready.
The contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for an additional 24 months.
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 (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
4C.4 If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
If the bidder is unable to confirm (b) they must provide an improvement plan, signed by their Director, which improves the payment performance.
4C.7 Bidders will be required to confirm that they will employ environmental management measures that meet the following requirements:
Evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and consideration of how they will respond. This should include details of planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions.
Minimum: Public Liability Insurance 1,000,000 GBP Employer’s Liability Insurance as required due to legal obligations. Professional Indemnity Insurance 1,000,000 GBP
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Oct 2024, 10:55 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Apr 2025, 14:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/721682- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013425- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a5caFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:794962)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 8 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Nov 2024, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
8 Nov 2024 → 7 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Nov 2024, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published7 Apr 2025, 14:50 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Apr 2025, 14:50 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City University | £150,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013425-2025-CASE/721682-1 · Birmingham City University
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2025
- Value
- £150,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Birmingham City UniversityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.