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Published 22 Aug 2025, 16:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement, Commercial and Sustainable Training Framework

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£550,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Scottish Government has the requirement to place a Procurement Commercial and Sustainability Training Framework on behalf of the Scottish Ministers to support the professionalisation of public procurement in Scotland.

CPV: Adult-education services at university level · Education and training services · Management training services · Training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £275,000: 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 #1Procurement and Commercial TrainingCancelledRenewalceiling above

The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) has a requirement to place a Procurement Commercial and Sustainability Training Framework on behalf of the Scottish Ministers to support the professionalisation of public procurement in Scotland.

SERVICES REQUIRED:

We are 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.

Lot 1: Procurement and Commercial

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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend by two 12-month periods.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Sustainable and Climate Procurement TrainingCancelledRenewalceiling above

The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) has a requirement to place a Procurement Commercial and Sustainability Training Framework on behalf of the Scottish Ministers to support the professionalisation of public procurement in Scotland.

SERVICES REQUIRED:

We are 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.

Lot 2: Sustainable and Climate Change Procurement Training

Public 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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend by two 12-month periods.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: SPD (SCOTLAND) 4B.5.1a,b AND 4B.5.2 – Insurance The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: Professional Indemnity: 2,000,000 GBP Employer's Liability: in accordance with …
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
  • “Procurement, Commercial and Sustainable Training Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 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
Cancelled
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
22 Aug 2025, 16:29 BST
Last source update
5 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Dec 2025 – …
Authority reference
SP-25-07
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020110
Classification (CPV)
Adult-education services at university levelEducation and training servicesManagement training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d2d Find a Tender

Publisher note: The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, all NHS Scotland, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Zero Waste Scotland, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. (SC Ref:825744)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Appointment period ends
15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Sept 2025 → 5 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    19 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period ends315 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened315 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  4. Notice published235 days ago
    5 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025
  1. Published value updated to £550,000
    14 Nov 2025, 16:23 GMT
    was £600,000
  2. Status changed to active
    14 Nov 2025, 16:23 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    14 Nov 2025, 16:23 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
    14 Nov 2025, 16:23 GMT
  5. Status changed to cancelled
    5 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Clarification of PCS-T Project Code Change in the content of the original notice to clarify PCS-Tender Project code: VI.3) Additional Information Place of text to be modified: 2nd paragraph, starting “The buyer is using PCS-Tender…” Instead of (text): “The Project code is 61721.” Read (text): “The Project code is 30584, ITT 61721.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 22 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8LUContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.