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title: "Associate Traininers Dynamic Purchasing System for Ayrshire College"
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# Associate Traininers Dynamic Purchasing System for Ayrshire College

Buyer: AYRSHIRE COLLEGE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000625776

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## Summary

Ayrshire College, located in Kilmarnock, Scotland, has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the delivery of commercial training courses to its external clients. This procurement process falls under the education industry category and aims to provide a range of training services across various domains such as Digital and IT Skills, Health, Safety & First Aid, Hospitality, Management, People Development, Engineering, Health, Wellbeing and Care, and Internal Verifiers. The procurement process has reached the contract award stage, with contracts signed on January 21, 2021. The total value of the contract is GBP 80,000, covering multiple locations within Ayrshire College campuses and other sites across Scotland.

This tender poses substantial business growth opportunities for training providers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in delivering professional and accredited training courses. Companies capable of providing tailored training solutions within the outlined lots—such as Microsoft Office applications, Emergency First Aid, Food Hygiene, Management Development, and Mental Health First Aid—are encouraged to apply. The DPS encourages a competitive environment with ongoing opportunities through mini-competitions within each lot, offering a continuous entry point for qualified service providers. Thus, businesses specialising in these areas are poised to gain from sustained partnerships and recurrent demand from Ayrshire College's diverse external clientele.

## Notice

Ayrshire College Business Development Team deliver is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) split into a number of Categories (lots) for the delivery of commercial training courses to external clients. Trainers are expected to have relevant qualifications to deliver the courses they bid for. There is no intention to limit the number of service providers on the DPS. All service providers that meet the selection criteria and are not excluded will be admitted to the DPS. The DPS will remain open to new applicants during it's period of validity.

### Lot Information

Accredited Courses

Lot 1 is for training courses such as (but not limited to) ILM SCQF level 6 Award in Leadership and Management, CMI Leadership and Management to SCQF level 7.. This procurement will be run as a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will remain open to new entrants for the full term. All future opportunities will be issued as fully electronic mini-competitions within the Lots on the DPS.

Renewal: This DPS is for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years in one-year increments at the discretion of Ayrshire College, subject to availability of funding.

Digital and IT Skills Courses

Lot 2 is for training courses such as (but not limited to) Microsoft Office 365 and apps courses, Microsoft Excel and Word Basic to Advanced levels, Data interpretation, Infographics, Digital marketing, Graphic Design.. This procurement will be run as a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will remain open to new entrants for the full term. All future opportunities will be issued as fully electronic mini-competitions within the Lots on the DPS.

Renewal: This DPS is for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years in one-year increments at the discretion of Ayrshire College, subject to availability of funding.

Health, Safety & First Aid

Lot 3 is for training courses such as (but not limited to) Emergency First Aid (SQA unit), First Aid at Work, Manual Handling (Scottish Manual Handling Passport Scheme), REHIS Elementary Health and Safety.. This procurement will be run as a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will remain open to new entrants for the full term. All future opportunities will be issued as fully electronic mini-competitions within the Lots on the DPS.

Renewal: This DPS is for years with the option to extend by a further 2 years in one-year increments at the discretion of Ayrshire College, subject to availability of funding.

Hospitality

Lot 4 is for courses such as ( but not limited to)REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene. REHIS Intermediate Food Hygiene, BIIAB Personal Licence holder and Refresher courses, WorldHost.. This procurement will be run as a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will remain open to new entrants for the full term. All future opportunities will be issued as fully electronic mini-competitions within the Lots on the DPS.

Renewal: This DPS is for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years in one-year increments at the discretion of Ayrshire College subject to availability of funding.

Management

Lot 5 is for courses such as (but not limited to) Introduction to Project Management, Management Development programme, Managing and Understanding Organisational Change, Motivation and team building, Business improvement using Process mapping and MS Visio, Leadership development programme for Non-Managers.. This procurement will be run as a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will remain open to new entrants for the full term. All future opportunities will be issued as fully electronic mini-competitions within the Lots on the DPS.

Renewal: This DPS is for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years in one-year increments at the discretion of Ayrshire College subject to availability of funding.

People Development

Lot 6 is for courses such as (but not limited to) Negotiation skills, Time Management, Communication skills, Effective meetings, Customer service, Customer complaint handling, Resilience.. This procurement will be run as a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will remain open to new entrants for the full term. All future opportunities will be issued as fully electronic mini-competitions within the Lots on the DPS.

Renewal: This DPS is for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years in one-year increments at the discretion of Ayrshire College subject to availability of funding.

Engineering

Lot 7 is for courses such as (but not limited to) Welding - qualified trade, NC/HNC in fab weld, TWI approvals for coded welding/ commercial.. This procurement will be run as a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will remain open to new entrants for the full term. All future opportunities will be issued as fully electronic mini-competitions within the Lots on the DPS.

Renewal: This DPS is for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years one-year in increments at the discretion of Ayrshire College subject to availability of funding.

Health, Wellbeing and Care

Lot 8 is for courses such as (but not limited to) Scottish Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health and Wellbeing (SCQF Level 4, SQA Unit), Mental Health and Wellbeing (SCQF Level 5, SQA Unit).. This procurement will be run as a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will remain open to new entrants for the full term. All future opportunities will be issued as fully electronic mini-competitions within the Lots on the DPS.

Renewal: This DPS is for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years in one-year increments at the discretion of SLC subject to availability of funding.

Internal Verifiers

Lot 9 is for internal verifiers for courses/qualifications such as (but not limited to) ILM/CMI, Emergency First Aid, Mental Health and Wellbeing (SQA units).. This procurement will be run as a Dynamic Purchasing System, which will remain open to new entrants for the full term. All future opportunities will be issued to all providers on the DPS as fully electronic mini-competitions within the Lots on the DPS.

Renewal: This DPS is for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years in one-year increments at the discretion of Ayrshire College subject to availability of funding.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527876 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | The DPS is for 2 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years in one-year increments at the discretion of Ayrshire College subject to availability of funding. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £45,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | AYRSHIRE COLLEGE |
| Locality | KILMARNOCK |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA1 3HY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | East Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse |
| Westminster constituency | Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire, TLM94 South Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | COMPUTER TUTORING; COULL COACHING; CRIMSON KITE CONSULTANCY; ENLIGHTEN TRAINING; MZN CONSULTANCY; PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE - OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE; PERTH INNOVATION; QUO SOLVIS; THE HOUSTONEXCHANGE.CO.UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
- 80531100 - Industrial training services
- 80531200 - Technical training services
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 80533200 - Computer courses
- 80550000 - Safety training services
- 80560000 - Health and first-aid training services
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 80562000 - First-aid training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services

## Release History

- 8 Apr 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527876
- 5 Aug 2020 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG392044

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG392044
  Associate Traininers Dynamic Purchasing System for Ayrshire College - Ayrshire College Business Development Team deliver is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) split into a number of Categories (lots) for the delivery of commercial training courses to external clients. Trainers are expected to have relevant qualifications to deliver the courses they bid for. There is no intention to limit the number of service providers on the DPS. All service providers that meet the selection criteria and are not excluded will be admitted to the DPS. The DPS will remain open to new applicants during it's period of validity.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527876
  Associate Traininers Dynamic Purchasing System for Ayrshire College - Ayrshire College Business Development Team deliver is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) split into a number of Categories (lots) for the delivery of commercial training courses to external clients. Trainers are expected to have relevant qualifications to deliver the courses they bid for. There is no intention to limit the number of service providers on the DPS. All service providers that meet the selection criteria and are not excluded will be admitted to the DPS. The DPS will remain open to new applicants during it's period of validity.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www1.ayrshire.ac.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000625776
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

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