Official UK procurement notice
South Ayrshire Local Employability Partnership (SALEP) Trusted Partner Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA)
Authority: South Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Ayrshire Council, as the Lead Accountable Body and Lead Partner of the
Local Employability Partnership (LEP), is seeking to work in partnership with training
providers, the third sector and other organisations to utilise funding that will deliver
an all-age, person-centred programme of support to those looking to gain the
relevant skills and knowledge to progress to meaningful, sustainable employment.
In doing so, South Ayrshire Council has a requirement to establish a Multi-Provider,
Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA) to deliver varied programmes covering the 5
stage employability pipeline. The procurement is being carried out in accordance
with The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 under the "Light Touch
Regime.
- Recurrence: Yes – further notices for any future generation of this Flexible Framework Agreement are expected to be published circa September 2027
CPV: Education and training services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- QUALITY: 100
- Price: 0
- Suitability
Please refer to Procurement documents
- “South Ayrshire Local Employability Partnership (SALEP) Trusted Partner…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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 · Yes – further notices for any future generation of this Flexible Framework Agreement are expected to be published circa September 2027
- First published
- 28 Jun 2024, 14:54 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Aug 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038642- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047875Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please refer to Procurement documents
Publisher note: (SC Ref:784612)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Aug 2024 → 29 Nov 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published29 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 038642-2024-1
- Signed
- 26 Nov 2024
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19bids · 19 electronic | 19 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ayr Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
19 commercial parties on the notice- Action for ChildrenFramework contractor
- Ayrshire CollegeFramework contractor
- ENABLE ScotlandFramework contractor
- Fossilfield Training CentreFramework contractor
- GTG TrainingFramework contractor
- HANSELFramework contractor
- Hub InternationalFramework contractor
- Jim Mair Driver Training LtdFramework contractor
- Next Generation Training LimitedFramework contractor
- Nithcree TrainingFramework contractor
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- Parker Enterprise Company LtdFramework contractor
- PeoplePlusFramework contractor
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- Sinclair Wellbeing and Training Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Street LeagueFramework contractor
- The Lennox PartnershipFramework contractor
- The Springboard CharityFramework contractor
- Triage Central LimitedFramework contractor
- bridgend groupFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria