Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Distance Learning Services & Materials
Authority: North East Scotland College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of contract for of the provision of distance learning services and materials to North East Scotland College - please refer to the attached documents for more information
CPV: E-learning services · Industrial and technical training services · Software package and information systems · Specialist training services · Training programme services · Training services · Training software development services · Training software package · Vocational training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 1 Apr 2026, 15:38 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 May 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NESCOL-DLSM-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076358- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067b01Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: (SC Ref:839901)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 May 2026, 08:00 BST
Timeline
1 May 2026 → 11 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline173 days ago1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened169 days ago5 May 2026, 08:00 BST
- Notice published71 days ago11 Aug 2026, 15:40 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2026, 15:40 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Skills Network | £370,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 076358-2026-NESCOL-DLSM-2026-1 · The Skills Network
- Signed
- 11 Aug 2026
- Value
- £370,500
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Civil Justice Centre & Commercial CourtsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Skills NetworkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria