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Award

15 Jul 2025 at 14:19

TenderUpdate

13 Feb 2025 at 16:32

Tender

14 Jan 2025 at 15:58

Summary of the contracting process

Edinburgh College has successfully completed the procurement process for the 'Associate Trainer Framework' to provide education and training services in the United Kingdom, specifically within Edinburgh (regions UKM75 and UKM73). The procurement, initially commenced with a tender on 14th January 2025, adopted a selective 'restricted procedure' method, forming a framework agreement effective from 11th June 2025. The framework, covering a span of 14 diverse lots such as Management & Leadership, Soft Skills, and Executive Coaching, is valued at £300,000 GBP. Details of the procurement process indicated a keen focus on quality and price performance metrics, through a comprehensive award criteria involving quality aspects like continuous professional development and price assessments. This tender process concluded with the awarding of contracts to various suppliers, notably SMEs, as of 15th July 2025.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs, specialising in educational and professional development services to capitalise on an organised framework to deliver a wide array of training services. Companies with expertise in vocational and personal development, professional qualification accreditations (e.g., IOSH, NEBOSH), and executive coaching qualifications will find this procurement beneficial. The framework allows these companies to enhance their market presence and expand their service offerings to government-funded programs. Engaging in this framework provides an avenue for long-term business growth in collaborative partnerships with Edinburgh College and potentially boosts the service deliverability and innovation capabilities for the businesses involved.

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Notice Title

Associate Trainer Framework

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking Contractors for the provision Associate Trainer Services. The Authority is putting in place a Framework of suppliers over 14 Lots, as detailed in the Specification of Requirements. Lot Details as follows Lot No. Lot Title 1 Management & Leadership Professional Qualifications 1.01 Management & Leadership Professional Qualifications (ILM/CMI Levels 3, 4 & 5) 1.02 Management & Leadership Professional Qualifications (ILM/CMI Level 7) 2 Soft Skills (including, but not limited to: Problem Solving & Decision Making; Having Difficult Conversations; Running Effective Meetings; Assertiveness Skills; Being an Effective Leader; Managing Performance; Project Management Principles) 3 Executive Coaching 4 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (including, but not limited to: Anti-Racism, Unconscious Bias, Cultural Awareness, Neurodiversity; Autism Awareness; Understanding Gender Identity; Tackling Hate Incidents) 5 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Skills (including, but not limited to: Creative Thinking Skills; Design Thinking; Entrepreneurship & Business Start-Up Skills) 6 Health & Safety at Work 6.01 Health & Safety at Work (IOSH Working Safely; IOSH Managing Safely) 6.02 Health & Safety at Work (NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health NGC) 6.03 First Aid At Work & Emergency First Aid At Work 7 Electrical (PAT Testing; 18th Edition) 8 IT, Digital, Data & Technologies 8.01 IT Software Skills (including, but not limited to: MS Office Applications; Sharepoint; Power-Bi) 8.02 Digital, Data & Technologies (including, but not limited to: Cyber Security; AI; VR; Data Science) 9 Mental Health 9.01 Mental Health First Aid (SMHFA) 9.02 Mental Health Awareness (including, but not limited to: Mental Health Awareness for Managers; Mental Health Awareness for Employees)

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority is seeking Contractors for the provision Associate Trainer Services. The Authority is putting in place a Framework of suppliers over 14 Lots, as detailed in the Specification of Requirements. Lot Details set out within the documents

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cffd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040054-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80500000 - Training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80521000 - Training programme services

80522000 - Training seminars

80530000 - Vocational training services

80531200 - Technical training services

80532000 - Management training services

80560000 - Health and first-aid training services

80561000 - Health training services

80562000 - First-aid training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jul 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Jun 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
January 2026 if no extensions utilised, January 2028 if all extensions utilised

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Edinburgh College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH11 4DE
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Sighthill/Gorgie
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
39
Supplier Names

1st Safety Solutions

2020 Safety Training ltd

3i Training & Consultancy Limited

Abacus Coaching Ltd

Advantage Coaching

Arena HR Ltd

BOMA Coaching

Boutique Innovation

Coaching & Development: Simplified

Communication Inclusion People

Core Coaching Ltd

Creative Business Solutions

Crimson Kite Consultancy

Crossroads Global Limited

Diane Ashton

Digital Bricks Ltd

EC-PC (Scotland) Ltd

Enrich IT Ltd

Etopia Solutions Ltd.

Health Environment And Risk Training

Lynn Pilkington consulting

Mary Fraser (soletrader)

McSence Communication Ltd.

Merged Education

Michael Costello

Perception Insights Ltd

Perth Innovation Ltd

Pragmatique Limited

Quensh Specialists Ltd

Quo Solvis Ltd

Select Training Services

Sibbald Training

Sole Trader

St Andrews Management Centre Ltd

Stellar Conversations

Successful Learning Solutions Ltd

Supportive Solutions Ltd

Synergy Training Services Ltd

Tickety Boo Training

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