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04 Mar 2025 at 20:02

Summary of the contracting process

East Ayrshire Council has awarded a contract for "Award of PS/24/54 - Mediation Training" to Rowan Consultancy. This initiative falls under the services category, specifically various training services, including specialist and health training. The contract is based in Kilmarnock and involves providing detailed mediation training primarily for the HR & OD teams within the council's People and Culture Service. The procurement process has reached the award stage, with the contract set to commence on 6th October 2024 and run until 6th September 2028. The total contract value is £50,000 GBP.

This tender presents significant opportunities for firms specialising in professional training and development, particularly those with expertise in employee relationship management and mediation. Businesses well-placed to compete for similar contracts are those offering tailored, scenario-based training programmes that adhere to ACAS guidelines. Training providers should have a proven track record of managing complex workplace situations and be adept at conducting effective, comprehensive training sessions. The scope for follow-up refresher sessions offers additional engagement opportunities to reinforce learning and strengthen organisational practices.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Award of PS/24/54 - Mediation Training

Notice Description

East Ayrshire Council are seeking to appoint a training provider to deliver Mediation training to colleagues across the organisation, primarily but not exclusively within the HR & OD teams of our People and Culture Service.We require a detailed course which will provide training to employees across a range of workplace mediation scenarios using a variety of tools and techniques and following ACAS guidance. This training does not require to be accredited, however there should be a strong focus on developing the technical and soft skills of mediation to help rebuild working relationships. The training should be 2 days in duration. A follow on half-day 'refresher cpd' session is also required to embed learning and provide opportunity to strengthen practice. The refresher session would be scheduled between 4 and 8 months after initial training.Trainers must be suitably experienced and skilled in successfully mediating a range of complex workplace scenarios including employee & line management difficulties and a breakdown of relationships within a team setting.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000764227
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525217
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80560000 - Health and first-aid training services

80561000 - Health training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Sep 20283 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
East Ayrshire Council
Additional Buyers

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeenshire Council

Cassiltoun Housing Association Limited

Clackmannanshire Council

Crown Estate Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Fife Council

Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

Forestry and Land Scotland

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)

Midlothian Council

Moray Council

NHS Highland

NHS Lanarkshire

Orkney Islands Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Government

Scottish Government- SASA

Scottish Housing Regulator

Scottish Police Authority

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)

Stirling Council

The City of Edinburgh Council

The Highland Council

Transport Scotland

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
KA3 7BU
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
East Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
Westminster Constituency
Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
70
Supplier Names

4-consulting

A M Phillip Trucktech Ltd

A Manson & Sons Limited

ABPmer

AECOM

AMD Contract Services Ltd

APS Group (Scotland) Ltd

Aecom Ltd

Alma Economics Limited

Amey OW Ltd

AtkinsRéalis PPS Limited (formerly Faithful+Gould)

Avison Young (UK) Limited

BMES (Scotland) Ltd

Blake Stevenson Ltd

Brodies LLP

Caledonian Maintenance Services Ltd

Change Mental Health Ltd

Clucas Method of Entry Limited

Community Enterprise (CEL Trading)

Dales Marine Services

Dennis Eagle Limited

Do-Be Ltd

EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) Ltd

Elev-8 Performance Improvement Ltd

Ernst & Young LLP (EY)

Eville & Jones (Commercial Services) Ltd

Groundwork Services Durham Ltd

HAMILTON BROS. (ENGINEERING) LTD

Harper Macleod LLP

Harvey Nash Limited

Hymans Robertson LLP

IFF Research Ltd.

Ignite Consulting Ltd

Insight Direct (UK) Ltd

Integratis Consulting

Invoka Consulting Limited

Jackson Trawls Ltd

Jacobs U.K. Limited

John McGeady Ltd

Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd

Leith Creative Agency Ltd (T/A Leith Agency)

Life Technologies Ltd

Lorien Resourcing Ltd

Mistev Export Health Certification Limited

Molplant Construction Ltd

Nith Valley Construction Ltd

Nortek

OCF Limited

PS PARTNERSHIPS & CONSULTANCY LTD

Perth Radio Taxis Limited

Praesto Consulting UK Ltd

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Procast Building Contractors Ltd.

RPJ Energy Solutions

Rowan Consultancy

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited

Soil Association Certification

Storm ID Ltd

Terras Forestry Company Limited

The Open University

The Write People For Design Ltd t/a Arken Creative

Trabazon Ltd.

Venesky Brown Ltd

Venesky-Brown Recruitment

WSP UK Limited

WSP UK Ltd

Walk In The Gate Ltd (Trading as The Gate Worldwide)

Wellside Research Ltd

Wirtgen Ltd

Wolf Laboratories

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