Framework Agreement for Standards and Frameworks

  • Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
  • Welsh Government
  • The Northern Ireland Executive
  • The Scottish Government

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-033928

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0386d7

Published 30 November 2022, 1:41pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited

Monteith House, , 11 George Square

Glasgow

G2 1DY

Contact

Gillian Bennett

Email

procurement@sds.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1412256710

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12862

one.1) Name and addresses

Welsh Government

Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

Email

customerhelp@gov.wales

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL - Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://gov.wales

one.1) Name and addresses

The Northern Ireland Executive

Stormont Castle, Stormont Estate

Belfast

BT4 3TT

Email

eis.webmaster@executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKN - Northern Ireland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

The Scottish Government

5, Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw

Glasgow

G2 8LU

Email

ceu@gov.scot

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.scot/


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Framework Agreement for Standards and Frameworks

Reference number

P22-049

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) requires to establish a multi lot, multi supplier framework for themselves and on behalf of the Devolved Governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to provide development of Standards and Frameworks.

The scope of tendered services covers provision of development and review of:

Lot 1: National Occupational Standards(NOS) including cleansing of NOS

Lot 2: Welsh Translation for NOS

Lot 3: Scottish Vocational Qualifications(SVQs) or alternative competency-based qualifications (CBQs)

Lot 4: Apprenticeship Frameworks in Wales and Northern Ireland.

The scope of services to be provided under this Framework Agreement fall within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the regulations") and therefore procurement process shall in accordance with Regulation 74 of the Regulation be subject to the requirement of section 7 of the Regulations. By virtue of regulation 76(3) of the regulations, bidders in any of the situations listed in regulation 58 of the Regulation may be excluded.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2022/S 000-032904


Section seven. Changes

seven.1) Information to be changed or added

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

IV.2.2

Place of text to be modified

Time limit

Instead of
Date

19 December 2022

Local time

12:00pm

Read
Date

4 January 2023

Local time

12:00pm

seven.2) Other additional information

Due to unforeseen staff absence.