Official UK procurement notice
SPPD-Procurement and Project Delivery Training Services Framework
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionScottish 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.
CPV: Adult-education services at university level · Education and training services · Management training services · Training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Project Delivery Training ServicesPlanned
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.
The 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.
The 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.
Lot #2Procurement Training ServicesPlanned
The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring goods, works and services on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies.
SPPD 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.
SPPD aims to deliver sustainable value for money through effective engagement and collaboration throughout the procurement process whilst complying with national procurement strategies and contracts.
SERVICES REQUIRED:
Scottish 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.
Scottish Government’s Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland: 2023 to 2028
www.gov.scot/publications/public-… ↗ - highlights the importance of building capability:
“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.”
We 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.
During 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.
Public 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.
Includes 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.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Scottish Government runs Education and training services (CPV 80) tenders for its clients, and who usually turns up
Scottish Government procures on behalf of other bodies; its record below covers every client it has tendered for, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Scotland.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Scotland.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 38 days of the bid deadline.
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Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid33% / 28%
2–333% / 39%
4–619% / 16%
7+15% / 17%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate49% / 44%
Within ±2%39% / 40%
Above estimate12% / 16%
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Lot #1Project Delivery Training ServicesCPV 80000000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 119 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid28%
2–339%
4–616%
7+17%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Elite Training and Consultancy (Scotland) LtdLive contract | Project Delivery Training Frameworkruns to Nov 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Procurement Training ServicesCPV 80000000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 119 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid28%
2–339%
4–616%
7+17%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Elite Training and Consultancy (Scotland) LtdLive contract | Project Delivery Training Frameworkruns to Nov 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
58% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
58% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (58% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Project Delivery Training Framework — held by Elite Training and Consultancy (Scotland) Ltd; the published contract ends 6 Nov 2026.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Sept 2026, 08:26 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 08:26 BST
- Authority reference
CASE/866336- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083259- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f0ccFind a Tender
Publisher note: 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. Lot 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: - Foundation - Working Knowledge - Practitioner - Expert For 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. Providers 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. Throughout 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/). NOTE: 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. (SC Ref:841841)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 Sept 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published47 days ago3 Sept 2026, 08:26 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 20 days9 Nov 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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