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Provision of External Health & Safety Training Courses.

North Ayrshire Council

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28 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Ayrshire Council bought external occupational health and safety training services for its employees, delivered in North Ayrshire. The requirement was divided into two training areas within a framework. Lot 1 covered IOSH Managing Safely, IOSH Managing Safely Refresher, IOSH Working Safely and Risk Assessment courses. Lot 2 covered IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Site Managers and IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers. This is a service opportunity for training providers able to deliver recognised IOSH courses, including both general workplace safety and construction-focused training. The council is the buyer and the training is intended for its own employees. The procurement used the CPV classification for occupational health and safety services (71317200).

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through an open procedure for a framework agreement. Lot 1, IOSH Training, was awarded to Grow Training Group Ltd, City of Glasgow College and McCrae Training. Its contract value is £144,685. Lot 2, IOSH Construction Training, was awarded to Apex Fit Testing Solutions and GTEC Training Limited, with a contract value of £89,500. Both contracts were signed on 1 July 2026 and are active. The framework period runs from 30 June 2026 to 30 April 2030. The award was recorded in July 2026. Each lot was evaluated on price weighted at 80% and technical quality weighted at 20%. Nine bids were received for Lot 1 and six for Lot 2.

This award shows a substantial, multi-year requirement for externally delivered IOSH and construction safety training within North Ayrshire Council. A credible future competitor would need to deliver the full range of general IOSH courses, including refresher training and risk assessment, as well as specialist safety, health and environmental courses for construction managers and workers. Providers should be able to support council employees across these different learner groups and deliver both classroom or equivalent structured training and course administration to a public-sector standard. The competition attracted nine bids for general IOSH training and six for construction training, including several small and medium-sized enterprises. This indicates that specialist training businesses, colleges and established independent providers can compete for this type of framework requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of External Health & Safety Training Courses.

Notice Description

North Ayrshire Council require the Provision of External Health & Safety Training Courses Framework, Lot 1 IOSH Training, the start date is 30/06/2026 with the end date being 30/04/2030.

Lot Information

IOSH Training

NAC require suppliers to carry out the following IOSH training courses to NAC employees. - IOSH Managing Safely - IOSH Managing Safely Refresher - IOSH Working Safely - Risk Assessment

IOSH Construction Training

NAC require the following IOSH construction training courses. - IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Site Managers - IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838488
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561014
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71317200 - Health and safety services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£234,185 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
North Ayrshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IRVINE
Postcode
KA12 8EE
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
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Local Authority
North Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Irvine South
Westminster Constituency
Central Ayrshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

Grow Training Group Ltd

City Of Glasgow College

McCrae Training Limited

Apex Fit Testing Solutions

GTEC Training Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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