Official UK procurement notice
Scotland Academy Construction Opportunities
Authority: Construction Industry Training Board (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSuppliers must engage with stakeholders to provide skilled training leading to employment where the supplier will then pick up the employee and mentor and support through the first 12 months of the new employment. This requires close working with Construction employers. Price has been set to reflect the remote nature of the provision particularly in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Mentoring support must support the individual in the workplace through an Employment and Support Plan and review at 3 months and 6 months. This is to improve retention rates for New Entrants to the Construction Industry and sustain employment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Feb 2026, 09:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 09:53 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017172- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065cb8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The initial tender budget was not spent so the outcomes and benefits not realised. Barnardos have been delivering a bespoke mentoring contract for 3 years and have the resources and partnerships to continue for the next financial year to realise the outcomes. They are a specialist provider delivering in the Highlands and as such the only supplier able to continue.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published26 Feb 2026, 09:53 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnardo'sHighlands Lot 111 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 | £218,270 | — | Standstill |
| Comhairle Nan Eilean SiarIslands Lot 211 Mar 2026 – 10 Mar 2027 | £143,612 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Barnardo'sAwarded supplier
- Comhairle Nan Eilean SiarAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender