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Published 30 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NAC/5206 Provision of Health & Safety Training Courses Framework

Official notice

Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£390,400total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2026awarded 1 Jul 2026
Lots 3max 3 to bid

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

North Ayrshire Council (NAC) are seeking suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to deliver a selection of mandatory health and safety training courses to NAC staff. The framework will comprise of 3 Lots:

Lot 1 - IOSH Training

Lot 2 - IOSH Construction Training

Lot 3 - Health and Safety Training

Courses will predominantly be delivered on NAC premises throughout North Ayrshire

The framework will be for a period of 4 years.

The terms that will apply to this Framework are NAC/5206 Framework Terms and Conditions and NAC Exit Terms and Conditions. NAC/5206 Terms and Conditions for the Purchase of Services will apply to call-off contracts.

  • Recurrence: It is anticipated that this framework will be renewed, with future notices expected Spring 2029.

CPV: Health and safety services · Safety training services · Specialist training services · Training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 7 suppliers · 9 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.3 per place) · 5 appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1IOSH TrainingAwardedPublished value£244,400

NAC require suppliers to carry out the following IOSH training courses to NAC employees.

  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • IOSH Managing Safely Refresher
  • IOSH Working Safely
  • Risk Assessment
Delivery: Scotland · Across North Ayrshire
Extensions: The evaluation will be based on face to face delivery of the training at North Ayrshire Council premises. Optional pricing will be requested for face to face training at a bidder organised training centre within North Ayrshire and virtual/online (live) training using IOSH-approved platforms. Optional pricing will not be included within the evaluation.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2IOSH Construction TrainingAwardedPublished value£70,000

North Ayrshire Council (NAC) are seeking 2 suitably experienced and qualified service providers to deliver IOSH Construction Training, including:

ISOH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Site Managers and

IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers.

Bidders must be able to deliver face to face training on NAC premises.

Courses must meet IOSH standards and result in official IOSH certification upon successful completion.

Please note that bidders will be required to commit to delivering all elements of this framework directly, with no sub-contracting permitted.

Delivery: Scotland · Across North Ayrshire
Extensions: The evaluation will be based on face to face delivery of the training at North Ayrshire Council premises. Optional pricing will be requested for face to face training at a bidder organised training centre within North Ayrshire and virtual/online (live) training using IOSH-approved platforms. Optional pricing will not be included within the evaluation.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Health and Safety TrainingPublished value£76,000

North Ayrshire Council (NAC) are seeking 2 suitably experienced and qualified service providers to deliver the following health and safety training courses:

Manual Handling,

Sharps Awareness,

Asbestos Awareness,

COSHH Awareness,

Ladder Safety Awareness and

Scaffolding Awareness for Users.

Bidders must be able to deliver face to face training on NAC premises.

Please note that bidders will be required to commit to delivering all elements of this framework directly, with no sub-contracting permitted.

Delivery: Scotland · Across North Ayrshire
Extensions: The evaluation will be based on face to face delivery of the training at North Ayrshire Council premises. Optional pricing will be requested for face to face training at a bidder organised training centre within North Ayrshire. Optional pricing will not be included within the evaluation.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    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 noted within the specification for each Lot.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “general” turnover of 30,000 GBP for the last 3 years. This requirement is applicable to all Lots. Where a bidder seeks to bid for multiple lots, they must evidence a combined annual turnover that meets the aggregated requirement. For example when bidding for 2 Lots the bidder must evidence a minimum yearly "general" turnover of 60,000 GBP.

    North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score (H-Score) is 25 or less further information/clarifications will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

    Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.

    Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

    Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of any one event

    www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

    Public Liability Insurance 1,000,000 GBP in re…

  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders are required to provide 2 examples per Lot of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. The minimum acceptable contract value is 66,100 GBP. Where a bidder does not have a single contract exceeding 66,100 GBP, it is acceptable to provide examples of multiple contracts that collectively meet or exceed this value. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.

    Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references per Lot for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. For bidders submitting multiple examples to satisfy the required contract value threshold, the references provided must relate to the two highest‑value contracts provided as examples.

    References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.

    Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.

    Bidders are required to confirm details of the technicians or technical bodies who they can call upon, especially those responsible for quality control.

    Bidders are required to confirm the Trainers have the relevant educational and professional qualifications as detailed below:

    Lots 1 & 2…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 8 points.
  • “NAC/5206 Provision of Health & Safety Training Courses Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 7 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
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 · It is anticipated that this framework will be renewed, with future notices expected Spring 2029.
First published
30 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMT
Last source update
23 Oct 2026, 15:12 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Mar 2026 – …
Authority reference
NAC/5206
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100627
Classification (CPV)
Health and safety servicesSafety training servicesSpecialist training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0612d6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: This is a duplicate due to admin error, this is to ensure this links to the original contract notice. The start date is 01/07/2026, with and end date of 30/04/2030. (SC Ref:846161)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Mar 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period ends237 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened237 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until116 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published1 day ago
    23 Oct 2026, 15:12 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Jul 2026, 10:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 96 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 1 Jul 2026

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £89,500, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • IOSH Training

    Signed
    1 Jul 2026
    Value
    £144,685
    Status
    active
  • IOSH Construction Training

    Signed
    1 Jul 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - IOSH Construction Training

    Signed
    1 Jul 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · IOSH Training9bids · 9 electronic6——
2 · IOSH Construction Training6bids · 6 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, Scotland, KA12 8EEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body Kilmarnock

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice
  • Apex Fit Testing SolutionsFramework contractor 13 Pikes Pool Drive, Kirkliston, Scotland, EH29 9GHContact phone
  • City of Glasgow CollegeFramework contractor City Campus, 190 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, UK, G4 0RF
  • GTEC Training LimitedFramework contractor GTEC House, Hawes, UK, DL8 3AUContact phone
  • Grow Training Group LtdFramework contractor Suite 306 White Studios, Templeton on the Green, Glasgow, Scotland, G401DAContact phone
  • McCrae TrainingFramework contractor Unit 4 Napier,, 2 Reynolds Ave, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, Glasgow, UK, G75 0AF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.