National Training Contract · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Children's Hearings Scotland

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£1,460,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Jul 2023no call for competition

Awarded to West Lothian College2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice relates to the intended procurement of National Training Contract services for Children's Hearings Scotland for a period of one year from 01 October 2023, with an option to extend by a further year.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Children's Hearings Scotland (CHS) intends to award this contract to West Lothian…Awarded

Children's Hearings Scotland (CHS) intends to award this contract to West Lothian College under the conditions of regulation 32(2)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) regulations.

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: An option to extend the contract by a further 12 months to 30 September 2025 is to be included.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Jul 2023, 10:10 BST
Last source update: 3 Oct 2023, 12:43 BST
Authority reference: CASE/662752
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-029100
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03de28 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: 32(2)(b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:

Publisher note: The estimated value of the contract is 730k GBP per annum excl. VAT (SC Ref:746439)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,460,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 3 Jul 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
West Lothian College	£1,460,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
West Lothian College	£1,460,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 018785-2023-CASE/662752-1 · West Lothian College
Signed
3 Jul 2023
Value
£1,460,000
Status
active
Contract 029100-2023-CASE/662752-1 · West Lothian College
Signed
3 Jul 2023
Value
£1,460,000
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

Children's Hearings Scotland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 3rd floor, Thistle House, 91 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 5HEContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff OfficeReview body EdinburghContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

West Lothian CollegeAwarded supplier Almondvale Crescent, Livingston, Scotland, EH54 7EPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.