Professional Qualifications Framework Agreement

Concepts

• edinburgh
• education and training
• professional qualifications framework agreement
• social care qualifications
• a professional qualifications framework agreement
• the new framework agreement
• modern apprenticeships and health and social care qualifications
• professional
• various modern apprenticeships
• august

Location

Edinburgh

Description

The City of Edinburgh Council (the “Council”) requires a Professional Qualifications Framework Agreement. The Council’s aim is to appoint a number of Training Providers to deliver various Modern Apprenticeships and Health and Social Care Qualifications. It is expected that the new Framework Agreement shall operate from August 2025 for a period of four years with no option to extend.

Lot Division

Renewal Options

The Council reserves the right to add additional relevant Qualifications or associated services during the lifetime of the framework agreement. These Qualifications or services will be awarded using a Mini-competition against the most suitable Lot.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** CONTRACT SPECIFIC MANDATORY CRITERIA Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Prompt Payment – Question 4C.4 - It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. Bidders should confirm that this condition will be met within the response to this question. Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Living Wage Payment – Question 4C.5 - Tenderers are asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the Contract, (including any agency or sub-contractor staff) directly involved in the delivery of the Contract, at least the real Living Wage. Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Environmental Management Measures – Question 4C.7 – Tenderers will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to: A completed copy of “Appendix 2 Climate Change Plan” including planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions. This does not need to contain calculated carbon emissions. Please note Appendix 2 is supplied as an individual document for completion. Where a Tenderer’s response is of a less than the acceptable standard, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition. Part IV: Selection criteria - D: Health and Safety – Question 4D.1 - It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations with more than 5 employees have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a Health & Safety Policy and is required to do so, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29232. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr.... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided in the tender documents. (SC Ref:798889)