Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Witness Training and Statement Writing Services
Notice Description
Revenue Scotland is appointing a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier to provide witness training modules to its staff and nominated third parties, primarily in connection with appeals to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Tax Chamber (FTTS) but also the Scottish courts.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Revenue Scotland is appointing a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier to provide the following training modules to its staff and nominated third parties, primarily in connection with appeals to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Tax Chamber (FTTS) but also the Scottish courts:- Module 1: Witness familiarisation training: designed to ensure that the Purchaser's staff and others who are required to give evidence, whether as witnesses of fact or expert witnesses, undergo a process of familiarisation to gain knowledge of the procedures involved, and the skills and confidence to give oral evidence from the witness box and, where appropriate, to present expert evidence effectively. Module 2: Witness statement writing training: covering best practice in writing statements, including content, layout and style, to improve the quality and effectiveness of witness statements prepared by the Purchaser's staff for FTTS appeals. The Supplier will be required to deliver the modules virtually or face to face. As specified in the pricing schedule, training will be offered as part of pre-existing public training modules, or for groups of the Purchaser's staff on a bespoke basis.
Renewal: The initial Contract period will be 24 months (two years). The Contract may be extended, subject to satisfactory performance under the Contract, for up to a further period of 12 months (1 year), at the sole discretion of the Purchaser. The total Contract period, if the extension period is utilised, is 36 months (3 years).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000754837
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505307
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
71319000 - Expert witness services
79100000 - Legal services
80000000 - Education and training services
80500000 - Training services
80510000 - Specialist training services
80511000 - Staff training services
80531200 - Technical training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £15,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £15,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £15,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 May 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Feb 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Mar 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- REVENUE SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH6 6QQ
- Post Town
- 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
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN496135&idx=1
10th January 2024 - RS/2023/005 - Provision of Witness Training and Statement Writing Services - Invitation to Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496135
Provision of Witness Training and Statement Writing Services - Revenue Scotland is seeking to appoint a single suitably qualified and experienced provider to provide witness training modules to its staff and nominated third parties, primarily in connection with appeals to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Tax Chamber (FTTS) but also the Scottish courts. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505307
Provision of Witness Training and Statement Writing Services - Revenue Scotland is appointing a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier to provide witness training modules to its staff and nominated third parties, primarily in connection with appeals to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Tax Chamber (FTTS) but also the Scottish courts.
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