Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
UK
Contact person: Hayleigh Valentine
E-mail: hayleigh.valentine@westlothian.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1506281325
NUTS: UKM78
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.westlothian.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00140
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
Local Employability Programme – Personal Skill Development Programme
Reference number: CC14823
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312310
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
West Lothian Council’s Education Services, on behalf of the West Lothian Local Employability Partnership (LEP), is awarding to a third sector training provider consortium or single organisation to provide a personal skills development (PSD) programme of learning and support to work with our most vulnerable unemployed and economically inactive young people aged 16-19 years, resident in West Lothian to progress them further along the strategic skills pipeline.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
180 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM78
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The PSD programme will provide young people with the opportunity to learn and develop their life and employability skills in a nurturing and supportive environment. Taking a holistic approach, the learning will be personalised to each young person and based on their needs and aspirations. There will be links with parents/carers from the outset to support participant engagement, as well as links in the community linked to potential volunteering and practical skills activities.
Participants may be referred to the provision via partners, including other employability training providers, Skills Development Scotland (SDS), Schools, CLD Youth Services, and Access to Employment. Etc.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Criteria
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Refer to specification document in tender.
Funding for the initial 9 month period is 87,000GBP. Extension options may be utilised based on approved funding and performance
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-056870
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CC14823
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Larder West Lothian
Unit 6 B2 Brewster Square, Brucefield Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 9BJ
UK
Telephone: +44 07738367165
NUTS: UKM78
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 180 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:839604)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Livingston Sheriff Court
West Lothian Civic Centre Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
UK
Telephone: +44 1506269269
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/08/2026