Award

Wellbeing & Positive Relationship Support Including Stress and Distress Management.

  • The City of Edinburgh Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-030189

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-054372

Published 5 June 2025, 12:07pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

The City of Edinburgh Council

Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street

Edinburgh

EH8 8BG

Email

Procurement.delivery@edinburgh.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Wellbeing & Positive Relationship Support Including Stress and Distress Management.

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80510000 - Specialist training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Specialist learning provision which can help to mitigate the risk of harm to individual persons and young people in the Council’s care, and protect their wellbeing and that of employees, visitors and members of the public.

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: £400,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Delivery to approximately 200 new and 100 refresh individuals of specialist learning provision, including debriefing and physical intervention (safe holding) and escapes (disengagement) which can help to mitigate the risk of harm to individual persons and young people in the Council’s care, and protect their wellbeing and that of employees, visitors and members of the public.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Optional extension of 4 x 1 year

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

4 year contract with the option to extend for up to another 4 years in 12 month extensions


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:

This training is essential to organisational service delivery and is a statutory duty. In this instance, changing to a new system would have

significant practical, resource and cost of change implications. Training of 170 to 200 facilitators to undertake the delivery of required learning, in a single year, brings risks to staff and client safety whilst maintaining "business as usual". For these reasons, there are no financially, administratively reasonable or viable alternatives available.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

CALM Training Ltd

Elmbank Mill, The Charrier

Menstrie

FK11 7BU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM76 - Falkirk
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £400,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Contract with CALM Training Ltd is subject to agreeing terms.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=799757.

(SC Ref:799757)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sheriff Court

27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LB

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. In general, a claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 10 days of the date on which the VEAT Notice is published in the Find a Tender Service