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Professional Qualifications Framework Agreement

Published 5 Nov 2025
5 Nov 2025


Reference: CT1534
The City of Edinburgh Council (the “Council”) has contracted for the provision of various Modern Apprenticeships and Health and Social Care Qualifications The Council appointed a number of Training Providers on the Professional Qualifications Framework.

Full CPV breakdown

  • 80000000 — Education and training services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Local authority · General public services
Competition
Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type
Services
Bids received
31
Winning supplier
SME
Lots
5
Procurement method
Open procedure
Main category
Services
Legal basis
CELEX 32014L0024
Notice status
Complete
Award status
Active
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.
Framework agreement
Yes
Number of lots
5
Language
EN
Published
05 Nov 2025 13:42
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c8fc
Notice ID
CT1534

Competition

31
Bids received
13
Bids from SMEs
0
Foreign Bids From E U
31
Foreign Bids From Non E U
31
Electronic bids

Organisations on this notice

Supplier SME
Nether Road, Galashiels, TD1 3HE, United Kingdom
+44 07711439055
Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4FD, United Kingdom
+44 01387734197
Supplier Large
Riverside Campus, Thistle Street, Glasgow, G5 9XB, United Kingdom
+44 07866108577
Supplier Large
Pittsburgh Road, Dunfermline, KY11 8DY, United Kingdom
+44 08442480115
Genius Software Solutions Limited
Supplier SME
1439 Cumbernauld Road, GLASGOW, G33 1AN, United Kingdom
+44 1412800275
Office 5.09 Clockwise Offices, 77 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3BZ, United Kingdom
+44 01413328054
Almondvale Crescent, Livingston, EH54 7EP, United Kingdom
+44 01506427939
Supplier Large
Bankhead Avenue, Edinburgh, EH11 4DE, United Kingdom
+44 01312979630
Sheriff Court
Review Body
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LB, United Kingdom

Lots (5)

Lot 1: Various Modern Apprenticeships
Various Modern Apprenticeship Qualifications including: SCQF 9 Social Services and Healthcare Technical Apprenticeship SCQF 9 Social Services (Children and Young People) Technical Apprenticeship SCQF 5 Business and Administration Modern Apprenticeship SCQF 6 Business and Administration Modern Apprenticeship SCQF 8 Bus...
· Cancelled
Lot 2: Trade and Construction Modern Apprenticeships
Trade and Construction Modern Apprenticeships including: SCQF 5 Horticulture Modern Apprenticeship SCQF 6 Horticulture Modern Apprenticeship SCQF 6 Gas Engineering Modern Apprenticeship SCQF 5 Rural Skills Modern Apprenticeship SCQF 6 Rural Skills Modern Apprenticeship SCQF 7 Rural Skills Modern Apprenticeship SCQF 7 R...
· Cancelled
Lot 3: Various Scottish Vocational Qualifications
Various Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) including: SCQF 6 GH5Y 22 SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF 7 GH60 23: SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF 9 GH61 24: SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF 7 GH5W 23: SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF 9 GH5X 24 SVQ Social Services (Childre...
· Cancelled
Lot 4: Higher National Certificate Social Services
This Lot covers the Higher National Certificate Social Services (GK89 15) SCQF level 7. Additional information: This is a Contract Award Notice.
· Cancelled
Lot 5: Professional Development Award Health and Social Care Supervision
This Lot covers the Professional Development Award (PDA) Health and Social Care Supervision (G9AM 47) SCQF 7. Additional information: This is a Contract Award Notice.
· Cancelled

Everything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.

Tender

Title Professional Qualifications Framework Agreement
Status complete
CPV › Description Education and training services
Category services
Description The City of Edinburgh Council (the “Council”) has contracted for the provision of various Modern Apprenticeships and Health and Social Care Qualifications The Council appointed a number of Training Providers on the Professional Qualifications Framework.
Lot › Lot 1 › Title Various Modern Apprenticeships
Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Quality
Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description 30
Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type price
Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description 70
Lot › Lot 1 › Has options Yes
Lot › Lot 1 › Options › Description 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.
Lot › Lot 1 › Status cancelled
Lot › Lot 2 › Title Trade and Construction Modern Apprenticeships
Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Quality
Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description 30
Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type price
Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description 70
Lot › Lot 2 › Has options Yes
Lot › Lot 2 › Options › Description 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.
Lot › Lot 2 › Status cancelled
Lot › Lot 3 › Title Various Scottish Vocational Qualifications
Lot › Lot 3 › Description Various Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) including: SCQF 6 GH5Y 22 SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF 7 GH60 23: SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF 9 GH61 24: SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF 7 GH5W 23: SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF 9 GH5X 24 SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF 9 GM27 24: SVQ Management SCQF 10 GJ9V 24: SVQ Care Services Leadership and Management (Units H7LG 04 SCDLMCA1 and SCDLMCB1 only) Additional information: This is a Contract Award Notice.
Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Quality
Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description 30
Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type price
Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description 70
Lot › Lot 3 › Has options Yes
Lot › Lot 3 › Options › Description 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.
Lot › Lot 3 › Status cancelled
Lot › Lot 4 › Title Higher National Certificate Social Services
Lot › Lot 4 › Description This Lot covers the Higher National Certificate Social Services (GK89 15) SCQF level 7. Additional information: This is a Contract Award Notice.
Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Quality
Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description 30
Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type price
Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description 70
Lot › Lot 4 › Has options Yes
Lot › Lot 4 › Options › Description 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.
Lot › Lot 4 › Status cancelled
Lot › Lot 5 › Title Professional Development Award Health and Social Care Supervision
Lot › Lot 5 › Description This Lot covers the Professional Development Award (PDA) Health and Social Care Supervision (G9AM 47) SCQF 7. Additional information: This is a Contract Award Notice.
Lot › Lot 5 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name Quality
Lot › Lot 5 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type quality
Lot › Lot 5 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description 30
Lot › Lot 5 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type price
Lot › Lot 5 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description 70
Lot › Lot 5 › Has options Yes
Lot › Lot 5 › Options › Description 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.
Lot › Lot 5 › Status cancelled
Item › Item 1 › CPV › Description Education and training services
Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKM75
Item › Item 1 › Delivery Location › Description Edinburgh
Item › Item 2 › CPV › Description Education and training services
Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKM75
Item › Item 3 › CPV › Description Education and training services
Item › Item 3 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKM75
Item › Item 3 › Delivery Location › Description Edinburgh
Item › Item 4 › CPV › Description Education and training services
Item › Item 4 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKM75
Item › Item 4 › Delivery Location › Description Edinburgh
Item › Item 5 › CPV › Description Education and training services
Item › Item 5 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UKM75
Item › Item 5 › Delivery Location › Description Edinburgh
Procedure type open
Procedure Open procedure
Techniques › Framework agreement Yes

Awards

Award 1 › Title Various Modern Apprenticeships
Award 1 › Status active
Award 1 › Supplier › Supplier 1 › Name Borders College
Award 1 › Supplier › Supplier 2 › Name City of Glasgow College
Award 1 › Supplier › Supplier 3 › Name Dumfries and Galloway College
Award 1 › Supplier › Supplier 4 › Name Fife College
Award 1 › Supplier › Supplier 5 › Name Genius Software Solutions Limited
Award 1 › Supplier › Supplier 6 › Name Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy
Award 1 › Supplier › Supplier 7 › Name West Lothian College - MAIN CONTACT FOR QQ
Award 2 › Title Various Scottish Vocational Qualifications
Award 2 › Status active
Award 2 › Supplier › Supplier 1 › Name Dumfries and Galloway College
Award 2 › Supplier › Supplier 2 › Name Edinburgh College
Award 2 › Supplier › Supplier 3 › Name Fife College
Award 2 › Supplier › Supplier 4 › Name Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy
Award 2 › Supplier › Supplier 5 › Name West Lothian College - MAIN CONTACT FOR QQ
Award 3 › Title Higher National Certificate Social Services
Award 3 › Status active
Award 3 › Supplier › Supplier 1 › Name Dumfries and Galloway College
Award 3 › Supplier › Supplier 2 › Name Edinburgh College
Award 3 › Supplier › Supplier 3 › Name Fife College
Award 4 › Title Professional Development Award Health and Social Care Supervision
Award 4 › Status active
Award 4 › Supplier › Supplier 1 › Name Dumfries and Galloway College
Award 4 › Supplier › Supplier 2 › Name Edinburgh College
Award 4 › Supplier › Supplier 3 › Name Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy
Award 5 › Title Trade and Construction Modern Apprenticeships
Award 5 › Status active
Award 5 › Supplier › Supplier 1 › Name City of Glasgow College
Award 5 › Supplier › Supplier 2 › Name Edinburgh College
Award 5 › Supplier › Supplier 3 › Name Fife College
Award 5 › Supplier › Supplier 4 › Name West Lothian College - MAIN CONTACT FOR QQ

Organisations

Party 1 › Name The City of Edinburgh Council
Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name The City of Edinburgh Council
Party 1 › Address › Street Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Party 1 › Address › Town / city Edinburgh
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKM75
Party 1 › Address › Postcode EH8 8BG
Party 1 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 1 › Contact › Name Aga Wieczorkiewicz
Party 1 › Contact › Telephone +44 1314693922
Party 1 › Contact › Email aga.wieczorkiewicz@edinburgh.gov.uk
Party 1 › Role buyer
Party 1 › Link http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Party 1 › Buyer profile https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.a...
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description Regional or local authority
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description General public services
Party 2 › Name Borders College
Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name Borders College
Party 2 › Address › Street Nether Road
Party 2 › Address › Town / city Galashiels
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKM91
Party 2 › Address › Postcode TD1 3HE
Party 2 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 2 › Contact › Telephone +44 07711439055
Party 2 › Contact › Email fturnbull@borderscollege.ac.uk
Party 2 › Role supplier
Party 2 › Business size sme
Party 3 › Name Dumfries and Galloway College
Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name Dumfries and Galloway College
Party 3 › Address › Street Bankend Road
Party 3 › Address › Town / city Dumfries
Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKM
Party 3 › Address › Postcode DG1 4FD
Party 3 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 3 › Contact › Telephone +44 01387734197
Party 3 › Contact › Email jardinea@dumgal.ac.uk
Party 3 › Role supplier
Party 3 › Business size sme
Party 4 › Name City of Glasgow College
Party 4 › Identifier › Legal Name City of Glasgow College
Party 4 › Address › Street Riverside Campus, Thistle Street
Party 4 › Address › Town / city Glasgow
Party 4 › Address › Region (NUTS) UK
Party 4 › Address › Postcode G5 9XB
Party 4 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 4 › Contact › Telephone +44 07866108577
Party 4 › Contact › Email dhiann.kelly@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk
Party 4 › Role supplier
Party 4 › Business size large
Party 5 › Name Fife College
Party 5 › Identifier › Legal Name Fife College
Party 5 › Address › Street Pittsburgh Road
Party 5 › Address › Town / city Dunfermline
Party 5 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKM72
Party 5 › Address › Postcode KY11 8DY
Party 5 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 5 › Contact › Telephone +44 08442480115
Party 5 › Contact › Email garyford@fife.ac.uk
Party 5 › Role supplier
Party 5 › Business size large
Party 6 › Name Genius Software Solutions Limited
Party 6 › Identifier › Legal Name Genius Software Solutions Limited
Party 6 › Address › Street 1439 Cumbernauld Road
Party 6 › Address › Town / city GLASGOW
Party 6 › Address › Region (NUTS) UK
Party 6 › Address › Postcode G33 1AN
Party 6 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 6 › Contact › Telephone +44 1412800275
Party 6 › Contact › Email ndocherty@geniusssl.com
Party 6 › Role supplier
Party 6 › Business size sme
Party 7 › Name Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy
Party 7 › Identifier › Legal Name Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy
Party 7 › Address › Street Office 5.09 Clockwise Offices, 77 Renfrew Street
Party 7 › Address › Town / city Glasgow
Party 7 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKM82
Party 7 › Address › Postcode G2 3BZ
Party 7 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 7 › Contact › Telephone +44 01413328054
Party 7 › Role supplier
Party 7 › Business size sme
Party 8 › Name West Lothian College - MAIN CONTACT FOR QQ
Party 8 › Identifier › Legal Name West Lothian College - MAIN CONTACT FOR QQ
Party 8 › Address › Street Almondvale Crescent
Party 8 › Address › Town / city Livingston
Party 8 › Address › Region (NUTS) UK
Party 8 › Address › Postcode EH54 7EP
Party 8 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 8 › Contact › Telephone +44 01506427939
Party 8 › Contact › Email abell@west-lothian.ac.uk
Party 8 › Role supplier
Party 8 › Business size large
Party 9 › Name Edinburgh College
Party 9 › Identifier › Legal Name Edinburgh College
Party 9 › Address › Street Bankhead Avenue
Party 9 › Address › Town / city Edinburgh
Party 9 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKM
Party 9 › Address › Postcode EH11 4DE
Party 9 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 9 › Contact › Telephone +44 01312979630
Party 9 › Contact › Email roula.elkouri@edinburghcollege.ac.uk
Party 9 › Role supplier
Party 9 › Business size large
Party 10 › Name Sheriff Court
Party 10 › Identifier › Legal Name Sheriff Court
Party 10 › Address › Street Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Party 10 › Address › Town / city Edinburgh
Party 10 › Address › Postcode EH1 1LB
Party 10 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 10 › Role Review body

Buyer

Name The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracts

Contract 1 › Title Various Modern Apprenticeships
Contract 1 › Status active
Contract 1 › Value › Value £202,400
Contract 1 › Value › Currency GBP
Contract 1 › Signed 25 Sep 2025
Contract 2 › Title Various Scottish Vocational Qualifications
Contract 2 › Status active
Contract 2 › Value › Value £138,000
Contract 2 › Value › Currency GBP
Contract 2 › Signed 30 Sep 2025
Contract 3 › Title Higher National Certificate Social Services
Contract 3 › Status active
Contract 3 › Value › Value £100,000
Contract 3 › Value › Currency GBP
Contract 3 › Signed 30 Sep 2025
Contract 4 › Title Professional Development Award Health and Social Care Supervision
Contract 4 › Status active
Contract 4 › Value › Value £40,000
Contract 4 › Value › Currency GBP
Contract 4 › Signed 30 Sep 2025
Contract 5 › Title Trade and Construction Modern Apprenticeships
Contract 5 › Status active
Contract 5 › Value › Value £299,824
Contract 5 › Value › Currency GBP
Contract 5 › Signed 25 Sep 2025

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