Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Associate Trainer Services
Authority: West College Scotland (Education)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe College is looking to appoint a number of service providers on a framework contract to provide associate trainer services on a call-off basis subject to demand.
The College will be seeking bids from service providers delivering courses in the following areas:
Health and Safety
Accredited Management Training
Non-accredited Management Training
Trade Skills
Wellbeing
Digital Skills
CPV: Education and training services · First-aid training services · Health and first-aid training services · Industrial training services · Management training services · Specialist training services · Training services · Vocational training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 12 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (12.0 per place) · 22 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Health and SafetyCancelled
The delivery of health and safety training on behalf of the college. Additional information: Please note this lot contains a number of sub-lots which will be awarded on a discreet basis.
Lot #2Accredited Management TrainingCancelled
The delivery of accredited management training on behalf of the college.
Lot #3Non-Accredited Management TrainingCancelled
The delivery of non-accredited management training on behalf of the college. Additional information: Please note this lot contains a number of sub-lots which will be awarded on a discreet basis
Lot #4Trade SkillsCancelled
The provision of Trade Skills training on behalf of the college.
Lot #5WellbeingCancelled
The delivery of Wellbeing training on behalf of the college.
Lot #6Digital SkillsCancelled
The provision of Digital Skills training on behalf of the college. Additional information: The is lot contains a number of sub-lots which will be awarded discreetly.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Health and Safety | 80% | 20% | |
| 2 · Accredited Management Training | 80% | 20% | |
| 3 · Non-Accredited Management Training | 80% | 20% | |
| 4 · Trade Skills | 20% | 80% | |
| 5 · Wellbeing | 80% | 20% | |
| 6 · Digital Skills | 80% | 20% |
- Suitability
As per procurement documentation
- Price carries 20–80 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 20 points.
- “Provision of Associate Trainer Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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
- Restricted 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Jan 2021, 11:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Apr 2021, 14:05 BST
- Authority reference
WCS19/040- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008214- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0287f5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please note this is a dual stage tender process with respondents scoring a 3 or 4 in response to questions 4C1.2 in the ESPD document being carried through to the second stage of the tender process where the tender documentation will be issued. The evaluation criteria for this first stage process is detailed in the ESPD document. The College has provided maximum rates against each of the courses in every lot: The maximum day rate for any course is 420GBP excluding VAT where applicable The maximum half day rate for any course is 230GBP excluding VAT where applicable Tenderers who submit price schedules with rates above these capped rates will have their submission treated as non-compliant. Please note this applies to daily rates, half-day rates and price per course. The maximum price for each course will not exceed the duration of the relevant course in days as provided by the college multiplied by the maximum capped rate provided by the College. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic tender responses for the second stage of the tender via Public Contracts Scotland-Tender. A user guide is available at: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/helpandresources/download/46e90123-56ea-4ce6-9bc5-13cba204e358 Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Under the terms of this contract the Contractor will have the opportunity to deliver Community Benefits in support of the College's objectives. Examples of the types of Community Benefits that may be offered will be included in the tender documentation. (SC Ref:595171) (SC Ref:651167)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 15 Jan 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
15 Jan 2021 → 19 Apr 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Jan 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected22 Jan 2021
- Notice published19 Apr 2021, 14:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Apr 2021, 14:05 BST
Published amendments (1)
First Stage ESPD Submission - Extra documents Please note that in line with the instructions given in this Contract Notice, only the information entered by respondents within question 4C1.2 of the online ESPD module for this procurement will be considered for evaluation. Any additional documents which were uploaded to the postbox will not be considered in the interests of fairness and transparenc…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £266,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Health and Safety
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Accredited Management Training
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Non-Accredited Management Training
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Wellbeing
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Digital Skills
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Health and Safety | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Accredited Management Training | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Non-Accredited Management Training | 12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Wellbeing | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 6 · Digital Skills | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Paisley Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
22 commercial parties on the notice- AillumFramework contractor
- Blue PtarmiganFramework contractor
- Business Success PartnershipFramework contractor
- Business Training Associates CentreFramework contractor
- CBES LtdFramework contractor
- Coull Coaching LTDFramework contractor
- Digital BricksFramework contractor
- G & A Wilson Consultants LimitedFramework contractor
- GA Safety SolutionsFramework contractor
- Le Grove Media & TrainingFramework contractor
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Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria