Pupil Equity Funding Framework

A Contract Award Notice
by WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
2 year (est.)
Value
£5M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
26 Jul 2024
Delivery
01 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2026 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Livingston

Geochart for 2 buyers and 92 suppliers

2 buyers

46 suppliers

Description

The Scottish Government committed 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 was to allow schools to contract compliantly with providers who would be able to support the pupil equity fund.

Lot Division

1 Activity Based Learning

To provide a service which engages and encourages pupils to learn through the participation in non-academic activities and experiences. These included but were not necessarily limited to outdoor learning, residential, sports and social activities.
2 Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services

Services which provided professional assistance, guidance and support in resolving personal or psychological problems. These included but were not limited to group and/or one to one work with pupils or families, counselling, mediation and services to promote good mental wellbeing. Services may also have included but were not limited to play and music therapy.
3 Creative Engagement

Those services which focused on engaging pupils and learning through creative activities. Services included but were not solely limited to music, art, drama and dance.
4 External Experts

External expert service provision whereby working alongside teaching staff, knowledge and skills would be used to enhance the curriculum. This support may have been provided through teacher training, classroom observations, assistance with class lessons and working with pupils on a group or one to one basis. Experts were to provide a high degree of specific professional knowledge in areas including but not limited to; resilience coaching, literacy and numeracy. However, this did not incorporate literacy interventions and numeracy interventions which were covered by Lots 7 and 8 respectively.
5 Pupil Workshops

Provision of services which engage pupils on a particular subject, activity or project through discussion, performance or participation in class(es) dedicated to the project or activity. This service included but was not limited to mindfulness, yoga, confidence building, nurture, STEM, diversity and health and wellbeing.
6 Staff Training

Training provision for staff in areas including but not necessarily limited to motivational workshops, team building, management and leadership.
7 Literacy Interventions

Services that provided evidence-based literacy interventions that could be used to close the poverty related attainment gap. These included but were not limited to literacy programmes, online resources and staff training.
8 Numeracy Interventions

Services that provided evidence-based numeracy interventions that could be used to close the poverty related attainment gap. These included but were not limited to numeracy programmes, numeracy resources, online resources and staff training.
9 Vocational Training

Services related to vocational training courses and qualifications which included but were not limited to hair dressing, beauty, customer care and car repair.

Award Detail

1 Action for Children (Glasgow)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
2 Barnardos (Edinburgh)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
3 Impact Arts (Glasgow)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
4 Kids Gone Wild (Livingston)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
5 Headstrong Scotland (Johnstone)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
6 Ics Operations (London)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
7 Includem (Glasgow)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
8 Penumbra (Edinburgh)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
9 Place2Be (Edinburgh)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
10 Lifelink (Glasgow)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
11 Smile Counselling (Bathgate)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
12 Therapeutic Counselling Services (Uddingston)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
13 with Kids (Glasgow)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
14 Your Space Scotland (Edinburgh)
  • Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services
  • Num offers: 15
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
15 Impact Arts (Glasgow)
  • Creative Engagement
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
16 Firefly Arts (Livingston)
  • Creative Engagement
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
17 Flosverse Techsphere CIC (Livingston)
  • Creative Engagement
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
18 Barnardos (Edinburgh)
  • External Experts
  • Num offers: 12
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
19 First Aid School Training CIC (Armadale)
  • External Experts
  • Num offers: 12
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
20 Kids Gone Wild (Livingston)
  • External Experts
  • Num offers: 12
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
21 Outdoorclassroomsscot (Bonnyrigg)
  • External Experts
  • Num offers: 12
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
22 Uteach (Coatbridge)
  • External Experts
  • Num offers: 12
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
23 Firefly Arts (Livingston)
  • External Experts
  • Num offers: 12
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
24 Flosverse Techsphere CIC (Livingston)
  • External Experts
  • Num offers: 12
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
25 Jam Coding Edinburgh (Torryburn)
  • External Experts
  • Num offers: 12
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
26 Macdonald Education Consultants (Glasgow)
  • External Experts
  • Num offers: 12
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
27 Action for Children (Glasgow)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
28 First Aid School Training CIC (Armadale)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
29 Kids Gone Wild (Livingston)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
30 Outdoorclassroomsscot (Bonnyrigg)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
31 West Lothian Football Academy (Livingston)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
32 Headstrong Scotland (Johnstone)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
33 Smile Counselling (Bathgate)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
34 Your Space Scotland (Edinburgh)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
35 Firefly Arts (Livingston)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
36 Jam Coding Edinburgh (Torryburn)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
37 Just Transitions Scotland CIC (Livingston)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
38 Linkliving (Edinburgh)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
39 Mind Marvels Franchise (Carluke)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
40 Routes to Work (Bellshill)
  • Pupil Workshops
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
41 Barnardos (Edinburgh)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
42 First Aid School Training CIC (Armadale)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
43 Kids Gone Wild (Livingston)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
44 Outdoorclassroomsscot (Bonnyrigg)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
45 Outlet Play Resource (Hamilton)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
46 Headstrong Scotland (Johnstone)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
47 Smile Counselling (Bathgate)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
48 with Kids (Glasgow)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
49 Your Space Scotland (Edinburgh)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
50 Jam Coding Edinburgh (Torryburn)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
51 Macdonald Education Consultants (Glasgow)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
52 Linkliving (Edinburgh)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
53 Family & Community Development West Lothian (Broxburn)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
54 Osiris Educational (Lincoln)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
55 Playback Ice (Edinburgh)
  • Staff Training
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
56 Outdoorclassroomsscot (Bonnyrigg)
  • Literacy Interventions
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
57 Uteach (Coatbridge)
  • Literacy Interventions
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
58 Five Minute Box (London)
  • Literacy Interventions
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
59 Giglets Education (Kilmarnock)
  • Literacy Interventions
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
60 Scholastic (Witney)
  • Literacy Interventions
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
61 Sumdog (Edinburgh)
  • Literacy Interventions
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
62 Outdoorclassroomsscot (Bonnyrigg)
  • Numeracy Interventions
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
63 Uteach (Coatbridge)
  • Numeracy Interventions
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
64 Five Minute Box (London)
  • Numeracy Interventions
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
65 Sumdog (Edinburgh)
  • Numeracy Interventions
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
66 Rainbow Educational Resources (Kinross)
  • Numeracy Interventions
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
67 Action for Children (Glasgow)
  • Vocational Training
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
68 First Aid School Training CIC (Armadale)
  • Vocational Training
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
69 Ruts (Penicuik)
  • Vocational Training
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
70 Larder West Lothian (Livingston)
  • Vocational Training
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
71 Routes to Work (Bellshill)
  • Vocational Training
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
72 Playback Ice (Edinburgh)
  • Vocational Training
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
73 Abernethy Trust (Nethybridge)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
74 Action for Children (Glasgow)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
75 Barnardos (Edinburgh)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
76 Beechbrae (Blackridge)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
77 Cyrenians (Edinburgh)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
78 Field Studies Council (Isle of Cumbrae)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
79 First Aid School Training CIC (Armadale)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
80 Gold & Gray Soccer Academy (Edinburgh)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
81 Impact Arts (Glasgow)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
82 Kids Gone Wild (Livingston)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
83 Outdoorclassroomsscot (Bonnyrigg)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
84 Outlet Play Resource (Hamilton)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
85 Ruts (Penicuik)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
86 Soec (Biggar)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
87 Larder West Lothian (Livingston)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
88 Outward Bound Trust (Fort William)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
89 Uteach (Coatbridge)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
90 Volunteering Matters (London)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
91 West Lothian Football Academy (Livingston)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
92 Xcite Outdoors West Lothian Leisure (Linlithgow)
  • Activity Based Learning
  • Num offers: 23
  • Value: £5,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.

Award Criteria

Quality 70.0
PRICE 30.0

CPV Codes

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80100000 - Primary education services
  • 80590000 - Tutorial services
  • 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • 98300000 - Miscellaneous services
  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80570000 - Personal development training services
  • 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services
  • 80530000 - Vocational training services
  • 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The overall contract value for all nine lots is 5,000,000 GBP. No indicative values are available for each of the lots. (SC Ref:773598)

Reference

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