Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Children's Hearings Scotland
3rd floor, Thistle House, 91 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5HE
Contact
Caroline Little
Telephone
+44 1312443696
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA16403
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
National Training Contract
Reference number
CASE/662752
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short 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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,460,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
An option to extend the contract by a further 12 months to 30 September 2025 is to be included.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
32(2)(b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-018785
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CASE/662752
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
West Lothian College
Almondvale Crescent
Livingston
EH54 7EP
Telephone
+44 1506418181
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,460,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The estimated value of the contract is 730k GBP per annum excl. VAT
(SC Ref:746439)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Office
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom