SPPD-Procurement and Project Delivery Training Services Framework

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  "id": "083259-2026",
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  "date": "2026-09-03T08:26:14+01:00",
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        "title": "Procurement Training Services",
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        "description": "The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring goods, works and services on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies.\nSPPD is seeking the provision of a Procurement Training Framework Lot on behalf of the Scottish Ministers to support the professionalisation of public procurement in Scotland.\nSPPD aims to deliver sustainable value for money through effective engagement and collaboration throughout the procurement process whilst complying with national procurement strategies and contracts.\nSERVICES REQUIRED:\nScottish Government’s mission as an organisation is to work together to improve the lives of the people of Scotland. Our vision is to be dynamic, diverse and connected, serving Scotland now and in the future.\nScottish Government’s Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland: 2023 to 2028\nhttps://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-strategy-scotland-2023-2028/ - highlights the importance of building capability:\n“People are key. We must ensure the Procurement profession is developing individuals and teams. As well as attracting, developing and retaining new and existing procurement talent, leadership is essential.”\nWe continue to invest in building capability and skills for procurement and supply chain professionals to ensure that officials across Scottish Government and the public sector in Scotland have the necessary skills now and, in the future, so that public procurement spend is used in a business friendly, socially responsible and legally compliant manner to deliver real public value whilst balancing cost, quality and sustainability.\nDuring 2026 we are considering placing a training and development framework to provide Scottish Government and other public bodies in Scotland with tailored learning and development, grounded in the Scottish public procurement context, to build capability in the following areas.\nPublic procurement skills across a broad range of topics covering goods, services and works, including current legislation and policy relevant to Scotland, building commercial acumen, and procurement and supply chain specialisms.\nIncludes procurement skills specifically related to the Sustainable Procurement Duty and its associated tools and guidance under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (and any subsequent legislation), with particular regard to improving procurement capability and embedding sustainability into procurement processes."
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        "title": "Project Delivery Training Services",
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        "description": "The Project Delivery Training element of the Framework provides a strategic learning and development service to strengthen project, programme and portfolio management capability across the Scottish Government and wider Scottish public sector. Its purpose is to support the development of project delivery professionals by providing access to accredited training, leadership development, professional qualifications, learning resources and tailored capability-building interventions that help turn policy and business strategy into successful delivery outcomes.\nThe scope of the framework includes the delivery of open and closed training courses, bespoke learning and development programmes, project leadership development, support for early career entrants and professional accreditation. It also supports knowledge sharing, communities of practice, continuing professional development and the embedding of project delivery standards, principles and best practice across participating public bodies throughout Scotland.\nThe framework is aligned to the Scottish Government’s programme and project management principles ensuring that the learning opportunities best support the learning outcomes of the staff attending."
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    "title": "SPPD-Procurement and Project Delivery Training Services Framework",
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    "description": "Scottish Government is seeking the provision of a Procurement and Project Delivery Training Framework on behalf of the Scottish Ministers to support the professionalisation of public procurement and project delivery in Scotland. This is a successor to the procurement and commercial training framework that ended in December 2025 and the project delivery training framework.",
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      "name": "Scottish Government",
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        "locality": "Glasgow",
        "postalCode": "G2 8LU",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw"
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      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Scottish Government"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Laura Vivian",
        "email": "Laura.Vivian@gov.scot",
        "telephone": "+44 412425466"
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  "description": "Lot 1 will be a successor to the project delivery training framework (Procurement: project delivery training framework - gov.scot) that operated nationally in Scotland from 2023.\nLot 2 will be a successor to the procurement and commercial training frameworks (https://www.gov.scot/publications/procurement-training-frameworks/) that operated nationally in Scotland from 2016 to 2025. This framework will align its capability development offerings with the National Procurement Competency Framework (https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-procurement-commercial-competency-framework/) and will focus on the following competency levels defined in that Competency Framework:\n-\tFoundation\n-\tWorking Knowledge\n-\tPractitioner\n-\tExpert\nFor both Lots providers will be expected to deliver learning remotely and flexibly through a variety of methods including courses, workshops, blended learning approaches, coaching and mentoring, work-based learning and high-quality interactive learning packages.\nProviders must also be able to amend existing and develop new learning with the aim of making a demonstrable impact on the job, supporting practical application and the adoption of professional practice.\nThroughout the lifetime of the framework providers will be expected to ensure that content and delivery mechanisms are continually and regularly evolved to align with national standards, relevant legislation and include the latest methodologies, case studies and best practice from the Procurement Journey (https://www.procurementjourney.scot/).\nNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=841841.\n(SC Ref:841841)",
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