External Training and Workforce Skills Framework

What this is

East Ayrshire Council is reopening a framework agreement for training service providers to support East Ayrshire Works and the Workforce and Future Skills team. The framework is divided into two lots addressing the specific needs of each service, covering various training disciplines from vocational to health and safety training.

Key points

• Framework reopening: existing providers exempt from reapplication; new providers welcome
• Two separate lots addressing distinct service needs (East Ayrshire Works and Workforce/Future Skills team)
• Submission deadline: 7 September 2026 at 12:00 (UK time)
• CPV codes span broad training scope: vocational, technical, computer, health/safety, environmental, and personal development training
• Submission via Public Contracts Scotland portal (open procedure)
• Bidders may apply for all lots or subset thereof

Who can bid

Open procedure; existing framework providers need not reapply but were notified of reopening in March, June 2024, or November 2025. New providers may apply.

How to submit

Submit via Public Contracts Scotland portal (https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/) by 2026-09-07 at 12:00 GMT+01:00

Classification

CPV 80500000 — Training services 80500000 — Training services80510000 — Specialist training services80520000 — Training facilities80530000 — Vocational training services80531000 — Industrial and technical training services80521000 — Training programme services ScotlandEast Ayrshire (UKM93)