East Ayrshire Senior Management Development Programme

East Ayrshire Council wishes to continue to deliver a Senior Manager Management Development Programme as part of its suite of leadership and management development provision.

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

Notice Type: SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1 Authority Name and Address

Official Name: East Ayrshire Council
Postal Address: Legal, Procurement & Regulatory, Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ,
Town: Kilmarnock	Postal Code: KA3 7BU	Country: UK
For the attention of: Kathleen Jones	Telephone: +44 1563576231
E-Mail: kathleen.jones@east-ayrshire.gov.uk	Fax: +44 1563576179
Internet Address (URL): http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk Electronic access to information: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

1.2 Address from which documentation may be obtained

Official Name: East Ayrshire Council
Postal Address: Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ,
Town: Kilmarnock	Postal Code: KA3 7BU	Country: UK
For the attention of: Refer to Additional Information	Telephone: +44 1563576231
E-Mail:	Fax: +44 1563576179
Internet Address (URL): http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

1.3 Completed documents must be returned to:

Official Name: East Ayrshire Council
Postal Address: Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ,
Town: Kilmarnock	Postal Code: KA3 7BU	Country: UK
For the attention of: Refer to Additional Information	Telephone: +44 1563576231
E-Mail:	Fax: +44 1563576179
Internet Address (URL): http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

2 Contract Details

2.1 Title

East Ayrshire Senior Management Development Programme

2.2 Description of the goods or services required

East Ayrshire Council wishes to continue to deliver a Senior Manager Management Development Programme as part of its suite of leadership and management development provision. The Council are inviting providers to tender for delivery of a senior manager Management Development Programme (MDP) to meet the specification as set out in tender documents.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=324429.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3 Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

	Code		Description
	159999		other Consultancy

b) Delivery Location/Area

	Code		Location
	150		Glasgow & Strathclyde

2.4 Total quantity or scope of tender

The contract will be for a term of 3 years with the option of 1 further one-year extension. The contract will start January 2015.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1 Minimum standards and qualification required

Refer to tender documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1 Type of Procedure

Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.

4.2 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

PS/14/20

4.3 Time Limits

a) Time-limit for obtaining documentation

b) Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
28-11-2014 Time 12:00

c) Estimated award date 15-12-2014

4.5 Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6 Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1 Additional Information

All tenderers expressing an interest will be able to download the tender document. Expressions of Interest must be made via the Public Contracts Scotland website with tender submissions uploaded by 12 noon on 28 November 2014. No late expressions of interest can be accepted.

(SC Ref:324429)

5.2 Additional Documentation

The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site:

Tender Documents

5.3 Publication date of this notice

24-10-2014