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Aberdeen City Council

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Training Services

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£14.0m
Deadline21 Sept 2026
Published21 Sept 2021
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 21 Sept 202159 days leftCloses 21 Sept 2026
Who to contact
peopledevelopment@aberdeencity.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£14.0mtotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£15.1m

This is a large award for Education & Training — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Aberdeen City Council are inviting suppliers to bid for a place on a Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of a range of training services over the course of a five year period.

A variety of Lots will be available (listed below) and suppliers are encouraged to come forward to gain a place on a Lot pertaining to the services they offer.

This DPS is operated by Aberdeen City Council, but will be open for use by Aberdeenshire Council and the Highland Council.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c7a5
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
022385-2021
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