Standards and Frameworks — Framework

Descriptions

Skills Development Scotland requires to establish a multi supplier framework to provide development of standards and frameworks. The scope of tendered services covers provision of development and review of:— National Occupational Standards (NOS) including cleansing of NOS,— Welsh Translation for NOS where required,— Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) or alternative Competency-Based Qualifications (CBQs) for use in apprenticeship frameworks,— apprenticeship Frameworks in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The scope of services to be provided under this contract falls within definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the regulations”) and therefore procurement process shall in accordance with Regulation 74 of the Regulation be subject to the requirement of Section 7 of the Regulations. By virtue of Regulation 76(3) of the regulations, bidders in any of the situations listed in Regulation 58 of the regulation may be excluded.