Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South Ayrshire Council
County Buildings, Wellington Square
Ayr
KA7 1DR
UK
Telephone: +44 3001230900
E-mail: procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM94
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Re-opening of the South Ayrshire Local Employability Partnership (SALEP) Trusted Partner Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA)
Reference number: CE-13-24
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
South Ayrshire Council are re-opening the South Ayrshire Local Employability
Partnership (SALEP) Trusted Partner Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA) and are
seeking submissions from suitably qualified and experienced training providers, the
third sector and other organisations to supplement its existing Flexible Framework
Agreement to deliver all-age, person-centred programme of support to those looking
to gain the relevant skills and knowledge to progress to meaningful, sustainable
employment.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
280 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80521000
80570000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM94
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
South Ayrshire Council are re-opening the South Ayrshire Local Employability
Partnership (SALEP) Trusted Partner Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA) and are
seeking submissions from suitably qualified and experienced training providers, the
third sector and other organisations to supplement its existing Flexible Framework
Agreement to deliver all-age, person-centred programme of support to those looking
to gain the relevant skills and knowledge to progress to meaningful, sustainable
employment.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: QUALITY
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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.1.8) 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 000-032414
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Crystal Pathways Ltd
85 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 7LT
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Salvation Army Trustee Company(The)
Territorial HQ, 1 Champion Park
London
SE5 8FJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stevie Mills Training Limited
20 Greenfield Road
Carluke
ML8 5DA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 280 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in anyof the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015 or regulation 8 of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations2016 .
Quality Control Requirements
Tenderers may be required to provide the following for Quality Control requirements:
EITHER:
Option A) If a Tenderer’s organisation holds an UKAS (or equivalent) accredited
independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with
BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) a copy of the certificate may be requested.
OR
Option B) If a Tenderers organisation has a documented policy regarding quality
management, a copy of the policy may be requested.
Guidance
(SC Ref:838877)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/07/2026