Notice Information
Notice Title
SVQ Training
Notice Description
Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (RHSCP) provides Care at Home Services across the Renfrewshire Council area. Staff working in this area must be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). This Contract seeks to appoint a training provider who will deliver the appropriate Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) training courses to meet registration requirements as and when required by the Council, primarily: - SCQF Level 6 Social Services & Healthcare; - SCQF Level 7 Social Services & Healthcare; - SCQF Level 9 Social Services & Healthcare; - SCQF Level 10 Care Services Leadership & Management. The training provider will have to be able to deliver the training and this MUST BE within the Renfrewshire Council area; there may be scope for some elements to be delivered online but it is anticipated that the primary method for delivery will be face to face. As The Education (Scotland) Act 2025 has established a new qualifications body, Qualifications Scotland which replaces Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), any reference to SQA within this notice refers to both organisations until transition is concluded.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000790212
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549338
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
79632000 - Personnel-training services
80000000 - Education and training services
80500000 - Training services
80510000 - Specialist training services
80511000 - Staff training services
80561000 - Health training services
80570000 - Personal development training services
85000000 - Health and social work services
85310000 - Social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 5 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Kevin Milliken
- Contact Email
- kevin.milliken@renfrewshire.gov.uk, shona.brydson@renfrewshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3003000300
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PAISLEY
- Postcode
- PA1 1JB
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
-
- Local Authority
- Renfrewshire
- Electoral Ward
- Paisley East and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB523562&idx=1
10th February 2025 - Market Research Questionnaire - SVQ -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523562
Preliminary Market Research - SVQ Delivery and Assessment at Levels 2, 3, and 4 - The purpose of this market research questionnaire is to gather information which will be used to inform a potential procurement strategy for the provision of SVQ delivery and assessment for Care at Home Workers within Renfrewshire. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549338
SVQ Training - Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (RHSCP) provides Care at Home Services across the Renfrewshire Council area. Staff working in this area must be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). This Contract seeks to appoint a training provider who will deliver the appropriate Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) training courses to meet registration requirements as and when required by the Council, primarily: - SCQF Level 6 Social Services & Healthcare; - SCQF Level 7 Social Services & Healthcare; - SCQF Level 9 Social Services & Healthcare; - SCQF Level 10 Care Services Leadership & Management. The training provider will have to be able to deliver the training and this MUST BE within the Renfrewshire Council area; there may be scope for some elements to be delivered online but it is anticipated that the primary method for delivery will be face to face. As The Education (Scotland) Act 2025 has established a new qualifications body, Qualifications Scotland which replaces Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), any reference to SQA within this notice refers to both organisations until transition is concluded.
Notice URLs
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