Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare Training Services (SQA and SSSC) - Approved Qualifications and Core Professional Learning
Authority: Aberdeenshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council require a range of Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA and SSSC) accredited and core professional learning courses. Consequently, they are seeking tenders for the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare Training Services Framework Agreement - Approved Qualifications and Core Professional Learning. The Councils have split this tender opportunity into twelve separate lots under two different categories (SQA and SSSC approved Qualifications and Core Professional Learning). Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots. For more information, please refer to the invitation to tender documentation.
CPV: Education and training services · Pre-school education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 10 bids received · 10 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council invite tenders for the Provision of a…AwardedRenewal
Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council invite tenders for the Provision of a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare Training Services. The Councils have split this tender opportunity into twelve separate Lots under two different categories (SQA and SSSC approved Qualifications and Core Professional Learning) . Tenders may be submitted for one or more/all lots.
For more information, please refer to the invitation to tender documentation.
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 (8)
- General Requirements: 25
- Candidate Outputs: 25
- Implementation: 10
- Business Continuity: 10
- Contract Management and Management Information: 15
- Fair Working Practices (Mandatory response: 10
- price: 40
- Sustainability and Community Benefits: 5
Published award criteria (8)
- General Requirements: 25
- Candidate Outputs: 25
- Implementation: 10
- Business Continuity: 10
- Contract Management and Management Information: 15
- Sustainability and Community Benefits: 5
- Fair Working Practices (Mandatory response: 10
- Price: 40
- Suitability
See documentation for further information.
- Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare…” 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
- 13 May 2025, 15:09 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Jun 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068888- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051229Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:834356)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
12 Jun 2025 → 21 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until12 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published97 days ago21 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
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 068888-2026-1
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2026
- Value
- £16,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen SheriffReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- Aberlour Child Care TrustFramework contractor
- Cairn Training (Aberdeen) LtdFramework contractor
- Dundee and Angus CollegeFramework contractor
- Eastlin LtdFramework contractor
- Grampian Training ServicesFramework contractor
- Kate Hookham T/a Do LearnFramework contractor
- Lorndale Aberdeen Ltd (Great Western Assessment & Training Centre)Framework contractor
- Mitchell & Murdoch Care Ltd.Framework contractor
- North East Scotland CollegeFramework contractor
- University of AberdeenFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria