Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the call-off provision of Tanker Training Services
Authority: City of Glasgow College (Education)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCity of Glasgow College is seeking to establish a multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of STCW Tanker Training Services on an as-required basis. The framework will support contingency and supplementary delivery requirements where in-house provision is unavailable or insufficient. Courses include basic and advanced tanker training across four lots
- Recurrence: 3 - 4 years
CPV: Vocational training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 1 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Basic Training for Oil, Chemical and Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo OperationsCancelledRenewal
Provision of STCW-compliant Basic Training for Oil, Chemical and Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations on an as-required basis. Delivery may take place at supplier premises and/or City of Glasgow College premises depending on operational requirements. The successful provider must hold all relevant MCA approvals and suitably qualified instructors. Additional information: Requirements will be called off on an ad hoc basis.
Lot #2Advanced Training for Oil Tanker Cargo OperationsCancelledRenewal
Provision of STCW-compliant Advanced Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations on an as-required basis. Delivery may take place at supplier premises and/or City of Glasgow College premises depending on operational requirements. The successful provider must hold all relevant MCA approvals and suitably qualified instructors. Additional information: Requirements will be called off on an ad hoc basis.
Lot #3Advanced Training for Chemical Tanker OperationsCancelledRenewal
Provision of STCW-compliant Advanced Training for Chemical Tanker Operations on an as-required basis. Delivery may take place at supplier premises and/or City of Glasgow College premises depending on operational requirements. The successful provider must hold all relevant MCA approvals and suitably qualified instructors. Additional information: Requirements will be called off on an ad hoc basis.
Lot #4Advanced Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker OperationsCancelledRenewal
Provision of STCW-compliant Advanced Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Operations on an as-required basis. Delivery may take place at supplier premises and/or City of Glasgow College premises depending on operational requirements. The successful provider must hold all relevant MCA approvals and suitably qualified instructors. Additional information: Requirements will be called off on an ad hoc basis.
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 (10)
- Premises & Facilities: 15%
- Quality of Service & Compliance: 13%
- Course Management: 10%
- Site Visit: 10%
- Contract Management: 5%
- Global Climate & Ecological Emergency: 3%
- Fair Work Practices: 3%
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: 3%
- Modern Slavery: 3%
- price: 35%
Published award criteria (10)
- Premises & Facilities: 15
- Quality of Service & Compliance: 13
- Course Management: 10
- Site Visit: 10
- Contract Management: 5
- Global Climate & Ecological Emergency: 3
- Fair Work Practices: 3
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: 3
- Modern Slavery: 3
- Price: 35
- Suitability
Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers (SPD Part 4A)
Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships at both Centre and Course level.
Lot 1 – Basic Training for Oil, Chemical and Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations
Lot 2 – Advanced Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations
Lot 3 – Advanced Training for Chemical Tanker Operations
Lot 4 – Advanced Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Operations
Technical and professional ability (SPD Part 4C)
Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider hold the relevant educational and professional qualifications, approvals and experience necessary to deliver MCA-approved STCW tanker training courses.
Bidders will be required to confirm that appropriately qualified and experienced instructors and managerial staff will be assigned to the delivery of the services.
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
The successful bidder(s) may be required to obtain PVG membership where required for the delivery of training services involving students.
- Economic & financial standing
Economic and financial standing (SPD Part 4B)
Please refer to Part 4B – Economic and Financial Standing of the SPD.
The College will use the following ratios to assess a bidder’s financial standing. Bidders must confirm within the Qualification Envelope that, as a minimum, 2 out of the 3 ratios can be met and provide the value for each ratio.
The 3 ratios to be evaluated are:
Profitability – profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. A profit position represents a pass.
Liquidity – current assets less stock and work in progress divided by current liabilities. A result of greater than or equal to 1 represents a pass.
Gearing – total external borrowing divided by shareholder funds expressed as a percentage. A result of less than or equal to 100% represents a pass.
Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met, the College may consider mitigating factors and supporting evidence provided by the bidder when assessing financial viability and risk. This may include, but is not limited to:
Use of prior year accounts;
Cash flow position and financial reserves;
Parent Company Guarantee;
Market conditions;
One-off costs or accounting treatments;
Auditor going concern status;
Debt structure and affordability.
The College reserves the right to obtain an Equifax report, or similar financial verification report, to validate the information provided.
Bidders must confirm that they can provide the following levels of insurance cover prior to contract award:
Employer’s (Compulso…
- Technical & professional ability
Technical and professional ability (SPD Part 4C)
Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider hold the relevant educational and professional qualifications, approvals and experience necessary to deliver MCA-approved STCW tanker training courses.
Bidders will be required to confirm that appropriately qualified and experienced instructors and managerial staff will be assigned to the delivery of the services.
Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
The successful bidder(s) may be required to obtain PVG membership where required for the delivery of training services involving students.
Minimum: Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes Bidders must confirm that they hold valid Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approval at both Centre and Course level for the relevant lot(s) they are bidding for. Lot 1 – Basic Training for Oil, Chemical and Liquefied G… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders must hold valid and current approval from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to deliver the relevant STCW Tanker Training courses.
This applies to the following Lots:
Lot 1 – Basic Training for Oil, Chemical and Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations
Lot 2 – Advanced Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations
Lot 3 – Advanced Training for Chemical Tanker Operations
Lot 4 – Advanced Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Operations
Bidders must demonstrate that:
- the training centre is MCA-approved;
- each course offered under the relevant Lot(s) holds valid MCA approval; and
- instructors are appropriately qualified in line with MCA requirements.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework for the call-off provision of Tanker Training Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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 · 3 - 4 years
- First published
- 11 May 2026, 16:56 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 10:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Jun 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CS/CoGC/26/15- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093652- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069626Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The successful contractor(s) will be required to:
- maintain valid Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approval for the relevant STCW tanker training courses throughout the contract term;
- deliver training in compliance with all applicable STCW and MCA requirements;
- provide MCA-approved certification within agreed timescales;
- comply with all applicable health and safety legislation and provide appropriate risk assessments and safe systems of work;
- deliver services in line with the College’s requirements for quality, accessibility and timely delivery; and
- support the College’s sustainability objectives, including minimising travel-related carbon impact where reasonably practicable.
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this procurement exercise where any of the mandatory or discretionary exclusion grounds apply under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This procurement exercise is being conducted electronically via PCS-Tender. All procurement documents, tender responses, clarifications and communications will be managed through PCS-Tender. The successful bidder(s) may be required, prior to contract award, to provide supporting declarations, certificates and other evidence confirming compliance with the SPD and tender requirements. Failure to provide satisfactory evidence may result in exclusion from the procurement process. This Framework Agreement does not guarantee any minimum volumes of business. Requirements will be called off on an as-required basis throughout the contract term. Community benefits, Fair Work First requirements and other relevant statutory obligations may apply as set out within the tender documentation. (SC Ref:844722)
How it was run
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- Appointment period ends
- 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
10 Jun 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period ends134 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened134 days ago10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published17 days ago5 Oct 2026, 10:11 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2026, 10:11 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £202,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Basic Training for Oil, Chemical and Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2026
- Value
- £810,000
- Status
- active
Advanced Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Advanced Training for Chemical Tanker Operations
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Advanced Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Operations
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Basic Training for Oil, Chemical and Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Advanced Training for Oil Tanker Cargo Operations | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Advanced Training for Chemical Tanker Operations | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · Advanced Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Operations | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Clyde Marine TrainingFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.