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title: "Inclusive Recruitment Training Workshops for Recruitment Managers"
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# Inclusive Recruitment Training Workshops for Recruitment Managers

Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000842897

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a specialist provider to co-design and deliver inclusive recruitment training for its hiring managers. The work covers bespoke, full-day workshops on fair, accessible recruitment, helping managers recognise and address barriers and bias affecting people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. Delivery is primarily in person within the City of Edinburgh, with a small number of online sessions each year to accommodate different working patterns, caring responsibilities, workplace adjustments and accessibility needs. The training is intended to be required for managers before they undertake recruitment. This is a staff training and equalities services opportunity, rather than a general recruitment service.

The Council invited offers through an open procedure. The contract is for an initial two years, with two possible one-year extensions at the Council’s discretion. The stated value is £160,000. Bids are to be submitted electronically in English by 26 October 2026 at 15:00; the bid opening is scheduled for the same time. The evaluation is based on quality and price, with the detailed breakdown of quality criteria set out in the tender instructions. The procurement is arranged as one lot, and variant bids are not permitted. The process has reached the tender stage, with the Council seeking offers from prospective providers.

This opportunity suits a specialist equality and diversity training provider with relevant knowledge, expertise and experience in inclusive recruitment. The provider must be able to work with the Council to tailor workshop content to its managers and deliver practical, full-day sessions that address recruitment barriers and bias affecting people with protected characteristics. Suppliers need capacity to provide mainly in-person training across Edinburgh, alongside a small number of online sessions each year for staff whose circumstances or accessibility needs make that appropriate. Experience designing and delivering workplace learning for managers would be directly relevant. The requirement combines curriculum co-design with repeat delivery across the Council’s hiring managers, so providers should be equipped to support consistent practice rather than deliver a one-off general awareness session.

## Notice

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) is seeking to procure a specialist equalities training provider having the relevant knowledge, expertise and experience to co-design and deliver bespoke Inclusive Recruitment workshops for managers. The workshops will be a requirement for hiring managers prior to undertaking recruitment.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) seeks to procure a specialist training provider with expertise in equality and diversity for the design and delivery of Inclusive Recruitment workshops for all hiring managers at the Council. The proposed full-day workshops will support hiring managers to embed fair, accessible and inclusive recruitment practices by increasing awareness of potential barriers and biases affecting individuals with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. There will be a requirement for the workshops to be in person with a small number of online sessions per year for colleagues with differing working patterns, caring responsibilities, workplace adjustments and accessibility needs.. Breakdown of quality criteria is detailed within the invitation to tender docs.

Renewal: This contract will be for an initial 2 years with the option to extend for 2 possible annual extensions at the sole discretion of the council.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565432 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £160,000 |
| Lots value | £160,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| 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 | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565432

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565432
  Inclusive Recruitment Training Workshops for Recruitment Managers - The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) is seeking to procure a specialist equalities training provider having the relevant knowledge, expertise and experience to co-design and deliver bespoke Inclusive Recruitment workshops for managers. The workshops will be a requirement for hiring managers prior to undertaking recruitment.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842897
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=842897
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=842897
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

## Provenance

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