Official UK procurement notice
sportscotland Learning and Development Framework
Authority: The Scottish Sports Council trading as sportscotland (Local council)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionsportscotland is the national agency for sport. We are the lead agency for the development of sport in Scotland.
sportscotland is seeking to establish a multi Supplier Learning and Development Framework comprising of suitably qualified and experienced Suppliers to provide training and learning and development opportunities across a wide range of subject material to partner organisations across Scotland.
This project covers seven main areas (Lots) of learning and development:
Lot 1: Driving business success in sport
Lot 2: Enhancing communication skills
Lot 3: Developing personal effectiveness skills
Lot 4: Meeting Community Needs
Lot 5: Leadership Development
Lot 6: Moving to Inclusion
Lot 7: Non-core services
Tenderers may bid for one or more Lots and should indicate at the start of their submission which Lots they are bidding for. Any successful appointments on the Framework (Lots 1-6) will automatically result in placement on Lot 7.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence in June 2025 for a period of two years with two optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.
As part of the scored Tender submission, Suppliers will be required to demonstrate how they intend to deliver elements within each Lot they are bidding for.
CPV: E-learning services · Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 29 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 12 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £264,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Driving business success in sportCancelledRenewalPublished value£176,000
As per ITT Section 2 - Project Brief. Additional information: As per ITT
Lot #2Enhancing communication skillsCancelledRenewalPublished value£110,000
As per ITT Section 2 - Project Brief. Additional information: As per ITT
Lot #3Developing personal effectiveness skillsCancelledRenewalPublished value£110,000
As per ITT Section 2 - Project Brief. Additional information: As per ITT
Lot #4Meeting community needsCancelledRenewalceiling above
As per ITT Section 2 - Project Brief. Additional information: As per ITT
Lot #5Leadership developmentCancelledRenewalceiling above
As per ITT Section 2 - Project Brief. Additional information: As per ITT
Lot #6Moving to inclusionCancelledRenewalPublished value£220,000
As per ITT Section 2 - Project Brief. Additional information: As per ITT
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 · Driving business success in sport | 100 | 40 | |
| 2 · Enhancing communication skills | 100 | 40 | |
| 3 · Developing personal effectiveness skills | 100 | 40 | |
| 4 · Meeting community needs | 100 | 40 | |
| 5 · Leadership development | 100 | 40 | |
| 6 · Moving to inclusion | 100 | 40 |
- Suitability
As per ITT
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
- “sportscotland Learning and Development Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Mar 2025, 09:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2025, 10:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Apr 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082797- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed4fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As per ITT
Publisher note: (SC Ref:818450)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Timeline
18 Apr 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened18 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published311 days ago15 Dec 2025, 10:47 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025- Deadline moved to 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST18 Mar 2025, 09:59 GMT+4 days · was 18 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete15 Dec 2025, 10:47 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 18 Apr 2025 | 22 Apr 2025 | +4 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 18 Apr 2025 | 22 Apr 2025 | +4 d |
Extension of deadline to accommodate Easter break
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 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, £264,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1: Driving business success in sport
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2025
- Value
- £176,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2: Enhancing communication skills
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2025
- Value
- £110,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3: Developing personal effectiveness skills
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2025
- Value
- £110,000
- Status
- active
Lot 5: Leadership development
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4: Meeting community needs
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 6: Moving to inclusion
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2025
- Value
- £220,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Driving business success in sport | 15bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
| 2 · Enhancing communication skills | 14bids · 14 electronic · 14 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
| 3 · Developing personal effectiveness skills | 29bids · 29 electronic · 29 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| 4 · Meeting community needs | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 5 · Leadership development | 24bids · 24 electronic · 24 from abroad | 22 | — | — |
| 6 · Moving to inclusion | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
12 commercial parties on the notice- Actify Training and Technology CICFramework contractor
- Cosensa Learning and DevelopmentFramework contractor
- Elite Training and Consultancy (Scotland) LtdFramework contractor
- Equity CoachFramework contractor
- FirstportFramework contractor
- LLSE Community Interest Company LtdFramework contractor
- LeaderbeingFramework contractor
- Plan4SportFramework contractor
- St Andrews Management Centre LtdFramework contractor
- Tara McGregor and AssociatesFramework contractor
Show 2 more suppliers
- The Social Marketing GatewayFramework contractor
- UK Body TalkFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria