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 need not reapply but may choose to do so.
• Two separate lots aligned with East Ayrshire Works and Workforce and Future Skills team requirements.
• Submission deadline: 7 September 2026 at 12:00 UK time via Public Contracts Scotland portal.
• Open procedure; bidders may apply for all lots.
• Training services framework covering vocational, technical, health/safety, environmental, and personal development training.
• Existing providers were notified of reopening in March, June 2024, or November 2025.

Who can bid

Open procedure; existing framework providers need not reapply but may do so; existing providers were notified in March, June 2024, or November 2025.

Money

No estimated value or minimum price stated in provided text.

How to submit

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

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)