National Training Contract

Concepts

• education and training
• national training contract services for children's hearings scotland
• edinburgh
• voluntary ex-ante transparency
• national training contract
• intended procurement of national training contract services
• children's hearings scotland
• west lothian college
• conditions of regulation
• chs

Location

Scotland:

Description

This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice relates to the intended procurement of National Training Contract services for Children's Hearings Scotland for a period of one year from 01 October 2023, with an option to extend by a further year.

Total Quantity or Scope

Children's Hearings Scotland (CHS) intends to award this contract to West Lothian College under the conditions of regulation 32(2)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) regulations.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

An option to extend the contract by a further 12 months to 30 September 2025 is to be included.

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

32(2)(b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: (i) the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance, (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons, (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. Due to the proposed changes to the Children’s Hearing System, West Lothian College are the only supplier with the expertise, methodology and resources that would be able to complete this work in the timescale required. To ensure the continuity of essential learning for the CHS community to enable the National Convener to continue to fulfil their obligation to provide trained Panel Member to make decisions and give reasons within hearings.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The estimated value of the contract is 730k GBP per annum excl. VAT (SC Ref:736850)