Public Contracts Scotland

Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) Flexible Framework

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Awarded
services
Framework agreement
Scotland
15 lots

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Dumfries
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
26 August 2024
Published
19 September 2023

Procurement

Submission method
Electronic Submission
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 37000000 Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
  • 48520000 Multimedia software package
  • 48521000 Music or sound editing software package
  • 48931000 Training software package
  • 75121000 Administrative educational services
  • 80000000 Education and training services
  • 80100000 Primary education services
  • 80200000 Secondary education services
  • 80210000 Technical and vocational secondary education services
  • 80310000 Youth education services
  • 80340000 Special education services
  • 80400000 Adult and other education services
  • 80570000 Personal development training services
  • 80590000 Tutorial services
  • 85140000 Miscellaneous health services
  • 85312300 Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312310 Guidance services
  • 85312320 Counselling services
  • 85312400 Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
  • 85322000 Community action programme
  • 92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • 92340000 Entertainment services
  • 92342000 Entertainment services
  • 92342100 Entertainment services
  • 92342200 Entertainment services
  • 98000000 Other community, social and personal services
  • 98330000 Physical well-being services

What happened

Dumfries and Galloway Council awarded this contract to Columba 1400 worth £22,918,805 on 26 Aug 2024.

Description

The Scottish Government has committed to providing additional funding in the form of Pupil Equity Funding (PEF), to schools as part of the Scottish Attainment Challenge programme. This funding is allocated directly to schools and is aimed at closing the poverty related attainment gap.

The aim of this framework agreement is to allow schools to contract compliantly with providers who will be able to support the pupil equity fund.

Additional information

If you have already been awarded a place on the framework, you DO NOT need to apply again.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25211. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:

As detailed in the tender pack

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Community benefits will be deliverable from this framework and are detailed in the tender pack

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Columba 1400
Award value
£22,918,805
Award date
26 August 2024

Contact

Address
Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, DG1 2HP
Contact name
Keith Munn

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Identifiers

Notice ID
rls-32-SEP488688
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000743975

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