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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 059422/S 000-2026
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not specified
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Global bid

F01: Prior information notice without call for competition

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Scottish Police Authority

Postal address: 2 French Street, Dalmarnock
Town: Glasgow
Region: SCOTLAND
Postal code: G40 4EH
Country: United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 3004252231
Email: ewen.macluskie@scotland.police.uk

Internet addresses

I.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity
General public services

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
National Training Framework
Reference number: PROC 26-3386

II.1.2) CPV Codes
Main CPV code
80000000

II.1.3) Type of contract
Services

II.1.4) Short description
This Prior Information Notice is to indicate that a National Training Framework will be developed to assist Police Scotland with an array of Personal and Specialist training for serving officers and police staff.

II.1.5) Estimated Total Value
Value (excluding VAT)
1,000,000
Currency
GBP

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Specialist Training Services
Contract/Lot No
2

II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV codes
80500000
80510000

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKM – SCOTLAND
Main site or place of performance
Various Police premises across all geographical boundaries in Scotland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Prior Information Notice is in relation to an opportunity for a National Training Framework.
This framework will be split into Lots and encompass a wide range of continual training required by Police Scotland Officers and Staff. This may include but not be limited too, Health and Safety, Personal Training, Staff Training, Leadership Training, First-Aid Training, Management Training, Firearms Training, legal training and specialist training.

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Health and Safety Training
Contract/Lot No
1

II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV codes
80550000
80560000
80561000

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKM – SCOTLAND
Main site or place of performance
Various Police premises across all geographical boundaries in Scotland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Prior Information Notice is in relation to an opportunity for a National Training Framework.
This framework will be split into Lots and encompass a wide range of continual training required by Police Scotland Officers and Staff. This may include but not be limited too, Health and Safety, Personal Training, Staff Training, Leadership Training, First-Aid Training, Management Training, Firearms Training, legal training, specialist training.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2026-09-14 00:00

IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
Yes

VI) Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information
Police Scotland are looking to assess the feasibility of putting a national training framework agreement in place.
This Prior Information Notice will inform the current marketplace of this potential upcoming framework and look to gain insight and knowledge across a wide range of areas of training that Police Scotland currently utilise to continue to operate effectively.
Police Scotland currently have training requirements across a whole host of remits included but not limited too, Management training, personnel training, specialist training services, health and safety training, legal training, safety training and more.
Police Scotland would like to invite you to participate in an introductory meeting(s) to outline the vision for this framework agreement, meet with suppliers who are new and those who are/have provided services to Police Scotland across the outlines areas mentioned within this notice. At the meeting some timelines will be able to be shared and details of how the framework would be advertised, how to bid etc will be explained.
This meeting will take place via Webex and will be in two separate sessions on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th July 2026.
If you are interested in this meeting, please confirm your attendance and preferred date by email to ewen.macluskie@scotland.police.uk and the meeting link will be sent across to you.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at
(SC Ref:834690)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2026-06-24 13:26