Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of the Highlands and Islands
UHI House, Old Perth Road
Inverness
IV2 3JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1463279000
E-mail: ayoung@apuc-scot.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00101
I.1) Name and addresses
Argyll College
Dunoon Centre, West Bay
Dunoon
PA23 7HU
UK
Telephone: +44 8452309969
E-mail: info@argyllcollege.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM63
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.argyll.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA18943
I.1) Name and addresses
Inverness College UHI (Also known as UHI Inverness)
1 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1463273000
E-mail: info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00454
I.1) Name and addresses
UHI Moray
Moray Street
Elgin
IV30 1JJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1343576000
E-mail: michaela.munro.moray@uhi.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1343576001
NUTS: UKM62
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.moray.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00460
I.1) Name and addresses
UHI North, West and Hebrides
(Stornoway Campus), Ormlie Road
Thurso
KW14 7EE
UK
Telephone: +44 1851770262
E-mail: doug.rattray@uhi.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.lews.uhi.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00459
I.1) Name and addresses
UHI Orkney
East Road
Kirkwall
KW15 1LX
UK
Telephone: +44 1856569000
E-mail: keith.chalmers@uhi.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM65
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA16902
I.1) Name and addresses
UHI Perth
Crieff Road
Perth
PH1 2NX
UK
Telephone: +44 1738877000
E-mail: pc.procurement@perth.uhi.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM77
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.perth.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00464
I.1) Name and addresses
UHI Shetland
Gremista
Lerwick
ZE1 0PX
UK
Telephone: +44 1595771000
E-mail: info.shetland@uhi.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.shetland.uhi.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA25563
I.1) Name and addresses
Highland Theological College
High Street
Dingwall
IV15 9HA
UK
Telephone: +44 1349780203
E-mail: htc@uhi.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.htc.uhi.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA29323
I.1) Name and addresses
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Teangue
Isle of Skye
IV44 8RQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1471888000
E-mail: fios@smo.uhi.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1471888001
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00467
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Association for Marine Science ('SAMS')
Scottish Marine Institute, Oban
Argyll
PA37 1QA
UK
Telephone: +44 1631559000
E-mail: tenders@sams.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1631559001
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.sams.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA14563
I.1) Name and addresses
University of the Highlands and Islands
UHI House, Old Perth Road
Inverness
IV2 3JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1463279000
E-mail: procurement@uhi.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00101
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Disabled Students' Allowance Assessments
Reference number: CS-UHI-40857
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Academic Partners of the University of the Highlands and Islands wish to set up a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Disabled Students’ Allowance Assessments.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
93 755.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75122000
80561000
85000000
85100000
80340000
80330000
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Academic Partners of the University of the Highlands and Islands wish to set up a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Disabled Students’ Allowance Assessments.
For the purpose of clarification, the below partners have access to this Framework Agreement. It should be noted that partners have the option to purchase requirements outside of this Framework Agreement and are not obligated to use the Framework Agreement.
- UHI Argyll
- UHI Executive Office
- UHI Inverness
- UHI Moray
- UHI North, West and Hebrides
- UHI Orkney
- UHI Perth
- UHI Shetland
- Highland Theological College
- Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
- Scottish Association for Marine Science
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Assessor and Student Relationship
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Role of the Assessor
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Commitment to Reporting Timescales
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Quality Management
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Account Management
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Capacity
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Continuous Improvement
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Added Value Services
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Fair Work Practices
/ Weighting: 5%
Cost criterion: Total Cost
/ Weighting: 15%
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
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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:
2026/S 000-016608
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CS-UHI-40857
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Access2learn
Clockwise, Commercial Quay, , 84 Commercial St, Leith,
Edinburgh
EH6 6LX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Business Services Ltd
First Floor, 2 Kingdom Street, Paddington
London
W2 6BD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 21 150.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please note the published value refers to the average commercial submission cost for Year 1 of the Framework. Each Year of the Framework shall be subject to a revised commercial evaluation, based on the cost per Assessment for the relevant Year of the Framework.
The four Year value of the Framework is estimated to be in the region of 93,755 GBP (excluding VAT).
(SC Ref:835728)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/06/2026