Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 5 Jun 2025, 12:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wellbeing & Positive Relationship Support Including Stress and Distress Management.

Official notice

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£400,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to CALM Training Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract award notice for specialist learning provision which can help to mitigate the risk of harm to individual persons and young people in the Council’s care, and protect their wellbeing and that of employees, visitors and members of the public.

CPV: Specialist training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Delivery to approximately 300 new and 500 refresh individuals of specialist learning…

Delivery to approximately 300 new and 500 refresh individuals of specialist learning provision, including debriefing and physical intervention (safe holding) and escapes (disengagement) which can help to mitigate the risk of harm to individual persons and young people in the Council’s care, and protect their wellbeing and that of employees, visitors and members of the public. Additional information: 4 year contract with the option to extend for up to another 4 years in 12 month extensions

Delivery: Scotland · Edinburgh

Extensions: Optional extension of 4 x 1 year

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Jun 2025, 12:07 BST
Last source update: 29 Dec 2025, 09:04 GMT
Authority reference: CT1591
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-086201
Classification (CPV): Specialist training services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054372 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This training is essential to organisational service delivery and is a statutory duty. In this instance, changing to a new system would have
significant practical, resource and cost of change implications. Training of 170 to 200 facilitators to undertake the delivery of required learning, in a single year, brings risks to staff and client safety whilst maintaining "business as usual". For these reasons, there are no financially, administratively reasonable or viable alternatives available.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. In general, a claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 10 days of the date on which the VEAT Notice is published in the Find a Tender Service

Publisher note: (SC Ref:819463)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 27 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CALM Training LtdSME	£400,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
CALM Training LtdSME	£400,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 086201-2025-1 · CALM Training LtdSME
Signed
27 Nov 2025
Value
£400,000
Status
active
Contract 030189-2025-1 · CALM Training LtdSME
Signed
5 Jun 2025
Value
£400,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BGContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CALM Training LtdAwarded supplier Elmbank Mill, The Charrier, Menstrie, Scotland, FK11 7BUContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.