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Services - 148864-2017
20/04/2017    S77

United Kingdom-Edinburgh: Education and training services

2017/S 077-148864

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: The City of Edinburgh Council
Postal address: Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Town: Edinburgh
NUTS code: UKM25 Edinburgh
Postal code: EH8 8BG
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Robert Hogg
E-mail: robert.hogg@edinburgh.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1314693875
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: West Lothian Council
Postal address: West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road
Town: Livingston
NUTS code: UKM28 West Lothian
Postal code: EH54 6FF
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: cpu@westlothian.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1506281814
Fax: +44 1506281325
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/2468/Contract-Opportunities
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00140
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Fife Council
Postal address: Fife House, North Street
Town: Glenrothes
NUTS code: UKM22 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Postal code: KY7 5LT
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: enquiry.procurement@fife.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 3451550000
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.fifedirect.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Scottish Borders Council
Postal address: Council Headquarters
Town: Newtown St Boswells
NUTS code: UKM24 Scottish Borders
Postal code: TD6 0SA
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement@scotborders.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1835824000
Fax: +44 1835825150
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Midlothian Council
Postal address: Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street
Town: Dalkeith
NUTS code: UKM23 East Lothian and Midlothian
Postal code: EH22 1DN
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement@midlothian.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1312707500
Fax: +44 1316542797
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.midlothian.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00336
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: The City of Edinburgh Council
Postal address: Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Town: Edinburgh
NUTS code: UKM25 Edinburgh
Postal code: EH8 8BG
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement@edinburgh.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1314693543
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
I.2)Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3)Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Open Framework Agreement for Learning and Development.

Reference number: CT2132
II.1.2)Main CPV code
80000000 Education and training services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The partner authorities wish to establish an open framework agreement that will enable them to run mini-competitions and award contracts for externally-provided training services.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 10 000 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
80000000 Education and training services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKM2 Eastern Scotland
Main site or place of performance:

Scottish Borders, the Lothians and Fife.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 provide an opportunity to take an innovative approach to procurement of Social and Other Specific Services. The partner authorities intend to establish an open framework agreement that will provide the flexibility to enable procurement of a wide range of training courses from a wide range of providers. The framework agreement will be described as an open framework agreement and additional providers will be able to join the framework agreement during its lifetime, providing they meet the evaluation criteria (qualification and quality).

The framework agreement duration will be 4 years.

The framework agreement will be lotted and the lots will correspond to the Council's skills categories.

The route to market will be an open procedure with specific technical requirements in respect of bid qualification / selection. Evaluation of bids for award onto the framework will be solely on qualification and quality. Call off from the framework will be by awarding contracts following mini-competitions by individual participating authorities that will be open to all providers on the framework for the specific lot that is the subject of the mini-competition.

II.2.14)Additional information
II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
15/05/2017

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=491479.

(SC Ref:491479).

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
18/04/2017