Official UK procurement notice
sportscotland Training Provider Framework
Authority: The Scottish Sports Council trading as sportscotland (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionsportscotland was seeking to draw up a multi supplier framework of suitably qualified and experienced individuals or businesses to provide training and learning and development opportunities across a wide range of subject material to partner organisations (including governing bodies of sport) across Scotland and, on occasion, to sportscotland staff.
This project covers three main areas (Lots) of learning and development:
- Business skills development
- Communication skills
- Personal effectiveness
- Recurrence: September 2025
CPV: Specialist training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 14 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (1.4 per place) · 7 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Business Skills DevelopmentCancelledRenewal
sportscotland is the national agency for sport. We are the lead agency for the development of sport in Scotland.
sportscotland was seeking to draw up a multi supplier framework of suitably qualified and experienced individuals or businesses to provide training and learning and development opportunities across a wide range of subject material to partner organisations (including governing bodies of sport) across Scotland and, on occasion, to sportscotland staff.
This project covers three main areas (Lots) of learning and development:
- Business skills development
- Communication skills
- Personal effectiveness
Lot #2Communication SkillsCancelledRenewal
sportscotland is the national agency for sport. We are the lead agency for the development of sport in Scotland.
sportscotland was seeking to draw up a multi supplier framework of suitably qualified and experienced individuals or businesses to provide training and learning and development opportunities across a wide range of subject material to partner organisations (including governing bodies of sport) across Scotland and, on occasion, to sportscotland staff.
This project covers three main areas (Lots) of learning and development:
- Business skills development
- Communication skills
- Personal effectiveness
Lot #3Personal EffectivenessCancelledRenewal
sportscotland is the national agency for sport. We are the lead agency for the development of sport in Scotland.
sportscotland was seeking to draw up a multi supplier framework of suitably qualified and experienced individuals or businesses to provide training and learning and development opportunities across a wide range of subject material to partner organisations (including governing bodies of sport) across Scotland and, on occasion, to sportscotland staff.
This project covers three main areas (Lots) of learning and development:
- Business skills development
- Communication skills
- Personal effectiveness
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 sub-criteria (4)
- Experience and Credentials: 15%
- Understanding of our requirements as specified in the ITT and the extent to which the proposals meet the requirements: 30%
- price: 40%
- Added Value, Innovation and Corporate Social Responsibility, Climate Change: 15%
Published award criteria (4)
- Experience and Credentials: 15
- Understanding of our requirements as specified in the ITT and the extent to which the proposals meet the requirements: 30
- Added Value, Innovation and Corporate Social Responsibility, Climate Change: 15
- Price: 40
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “sportscotland Training Provider Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 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 · September 2025
- First published
- 23 Sept 2021, 12:54 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2022, 12:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Oct 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002412- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e3f7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:681085)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
25 Oct 2021 → 27 Jan 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Jan 2022, 12:44 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Jan 2022, 12:44 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Business Skills Development
- Signed
- 7 Jan 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Communication Skills
- Signed
- 7 Jan 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Personal Effectiveness
- Signed
- 7 Jan 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Business Skills Development | 12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad | 9 | — | £677 – £1,900 |
| 2 · Communication Skills | 14bids · 14 electronic · 14 from abroad | 12 | — | £885 – £3,615 |
| 3 · Personal Effectiveness | 12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad | 10 | — | £885 – £2,915 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £677 – £3,615 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- Aware Plus LtdFramework contractor
- Comsteria LimitedFramework contractor
- Cosensa Learning and DevelopmentFramework contractor
- Elite Training and Consultancy (Scotland) LtdFramework contractor
- First Ascent Group LimitedFramework contractor
- Governance ExpressFramework contractor
- St Andrews Management CentreFramework contractor
- St Andrews Management Centre LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria