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Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited

Framework Agreement for Standards and Frameworks

EducationCPV 80000000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published3 May 2023
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Skills Active and Habia + 17 more

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
procurement@sds.co.uk
+44 1412256710

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) requires to establish

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.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named in obligation language, 1 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)says mustFrameworks & routes to market
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 require…
ApprenticeshipsPolicies & commitments
Lot 4: Apprenticeship Frameworks in Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0386d7
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
012677-2023
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