Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Fife Council
Fife House, North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5LT
UK
Contact person: Ryan Butchart
Telephone: +44 3451550000
E-mail: Ryan.Butchart@fife.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.fife.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187
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
CFM0285 Modern Apprentice & Traineeship Training Delivery
Reference number: CFM0285
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of modern apprenticeship training
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
361 623.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Public-to-public direct award with Fife College
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a public-to-public contract with Fife Council. It was awarded under extreme urgency to have arrangements in place in time for students returning to college at the end of the summer.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CFM0285
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fife College
Pittsburgh Road
Dunfermline
KY11 8DY
UK
NUTS: UKM72
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 361 623.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Award notice being placed retrospectively for documentation purposes. This was originally a 1+1+1-year contract, but both extensions have now been taken so this will be documented as a 3-year contract.
(SC Ref:845509)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, Whytescauseway
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1XQ
UK
E-mail: kirkcaldy@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/10/2026