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title: "Award of Outplacement Career Support"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000705614"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2022-12-06"
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# Award of Outplacement Career Support

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000705614

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded an Outplacement Career Support tender aimed at providing executive coaching services for senior civil servants and high-potential staff. The contract, awarded to Executive Action Limited, has a value of £50,000. The tender period started on November 1, 2022, and ends on October 31, 2025. This opportunity is in the services category and offers business growth potential for firms with expertise in personal development training services.

The Outplacement Career Support tender by the Scottish Government targets senior leaders in diverse locations mainly around Edinburgh and Glasgow. This procurement process creates opportunities for suppliers who can offer one-to-one executive coaching services to aid in managing various career challenges. Businesses specialised in leadership development and supporting staff well-being would find this procurement stage conducive for submitting competitive bids.

## Notice

The Scottish Government have a broad range of senior leadership roles located across Scotland, although mainly around Edinburgh and Glasgow. To support the leadership, people skills and personal development of senior staff in the Scottish Government we seek an outplacement executive coaching service which is designed to enable staff to manage and thrive within the diverse range of opportunities and challenges that arise through their careers.We employ people with a range of skills, strengths and talents. What they have in common is a commitment to creating a more successful country and creating opportunities for Scotland to flourish through sustainable economic growth.The aim of this tender is to procure the services of a supplier(s) who can provide outplacement executive coaching on a one-to-one basis for Senior Civil Servants and high potential members of staff.Section 2 - Background & ContextThe Scottish Government (SG) and its associated agencies is responsible for most of the issues of day to day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs and transport. The senior leadership cadre consist of around 280 at Senior Civil Service (SCS) level and 1,800 at Band C.The Scottish Government seeks the services of a supplier(s) who can provide outplacement executive coaching on a one-to-one basis for Senior Civil Servants and high potential members of Band C staff.The successful tenderer will provide the service to the Talent and Leadership Team in the Scottish Government. The tenderer bid should demonstrate awareness of the leadership challenges faced by large governmental organisations, particularly around managing rapid and continuous change, supporting career development in a diverse and complex political environment, building capability and resilience and supporting the well-being of staff.To create an electronic response go to the following link https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/supplier/postbox/ResponseWorkspace.aspxThe buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC466134 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ARGYLL COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; CONSUMER SCOTLAND; CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS SCOTLAND; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY; NEW COLLEGE LANARKSHIRE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; REDRESS SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G51 1DZ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Pentland Hills |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 48 |
| Supplier names | "ENAMINE; 3X1 GROUP; AEBI SCHMIDT; ALLPLAY IRELAND; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; ATKINS; BARNARDO'S; BDO; BLACKWOOD PARTNERSHIP; BOMAG GB; CAIRN LEGAL; CELLO SIGNAL LTD (T/A LEITH AGENCY; CUMMINS DISTRIBUTION EUROPE; DUNCAN WEMYSS; E4TECH (UK; EKOS; EUROPEAN INSTRUMENTS; EXCEL VENDING; EXECUTIVE ACTION; FAITHFUL+GOULD; FLUIDIGM; GMG CONTRACTORS; HAGS-SMP; HARVEY NASH; INDESPENSION; IPSOS MORI; JACKSON TRAWLS; LLOYD; LOTHIAN LABELS & PACKAGING; MACARTHUR GREEN; OASIS SCOTLAND; OPENTEXT; OPTIMAL ECONOMICS; PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP; PLACE IN CHILDHOOD; PLAYSCAPES SCOTLAND; RESTORE TECHNOLOGY LTD T/A EURO RECYCLING; ROCK COMPLIANCE; SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH; SIDEY SOLUTIONS; SMARTS; STORM ID; SYSTRA; THAIN COMMERCIAL; THE LINES BETWEEN; UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80570000 - Personal development training services

## Release History

- 6 Dec 2022 at 14:54 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC466134

## Notice URLs

- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://hw.ac.uk
- http://www.acha.co.uk
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.dundee.ac.uk
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.spa.police.uk
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/supplier/postbox/ResponseWorkspace.aspxThe

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