Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Forth Valley College
Grangemouth Road
Falkirk
FK2 9AD
UK
Contact person: Ester Vasallo
Telephone: +44 1324403000
E-mail: procurement@forthvalley.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM76
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.forthvalley.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00451
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Communication Support Services
Reference number: ISS-2025-03
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79540000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Communication Support Services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
308 107.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM76
UKM72
UKM77
Main site or place of performance:
Forth Valley College campuses in Falkirk, Stirling and Alloa.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The required services include, but are not limited to:
Communication Support Workers (CSWs) to provide accurate interpretation for students using British Sign Language (BSL) and to provide appropriate communication strategies to enable deaf students to integrate into their peer group and engage with their learning (Student Award Agency Scotland (SAAS) Definition: Sign Language Interpreter).
BSL Interpreters to provide BSL interpreting for students in and outwith the classroom.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Relationships and Delivering Outcomes
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Service Delivery Resources
/ Weighting: 13
Quality criterion: Data Protection and Cyber Security Risks
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Community and Added Value Services
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Fair Work Practices
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2025/S 000-021942
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ISS-2025-03
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Prestige Network Limited
Park View House, 65 London Road
Newbury
RG14 1LA
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 308 107.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
As a minimum Tenderers must complete and submit the following:
SPD Response on PCS
Appendix A - Form of Tender
Appendix D - Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct
Appendix E - Pricing Schedule
Appendix F - SCM RP: Section 1
Appendix G - Technical Questionnaire
The Agreement is for a period of 1 year. The Authority reserves the right to extend the Agreement for 3 further period of 12 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements.
The total value of the contract has been calculated for a period of 4 years including optional extensions.
(SC Ref:820155)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Camelon Sheriff Court
Main St, Camelon
Falkirk
FK1 4AR
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/01/2026