Contract award notice
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Employability Services
The Highland Council named STEMRAN LIMITED; Social Enterprise Academy; UHI North, West and Hebrides; Youth Highland; Kooth Digital Health Limited; Calman Trust Ltd; Change Mental Health Ltd; Perfect Patter Ltd; Emspired; Runours Beauty School; Impact Arts; IRL Education CIC; Farmer Jones Academy c.i.c; Merkinch Partnership; Apex Scotland; Lead Scotland; Laura Lodahl Personal Development Coaching; Triage Central Limited; Mhor Collective; Glow impact CIC; Thurso community cafe; The CV Guru; Centred(Scotland); Street League; Salvation Army Trustee Company(The); Glachbeg Croft Ltd; Nairn River Enterprise (Green Hive); Barnardo's; New Start Highland; ENABLE Scotland (leading the Way); Aban Outdoor Ltd.; Flip of The Coin SCIO; Highland Thrive CIC as the supplier in an award dated 1 March 2026.
What the notice records
- Buyer
- The Highland Council
- Supplier
- STEMRAN LIMITED; Social Enterprise Academy; UHI North, West and Hebrides; Youth Highland; Kooth Digital Health Limited; Calman Trust Ltd; Change Mental Health Ltd; Perfect Patter Ltd; Emspired; Runours Beauty School; Impact Arts; IRL Education CIC; Farmer Jones Academy c.i.c; Merkinch Partnership; Apex Scotland; Lead Scotland; Laura Lodahl Personal Development Coaching; Triage Central Limited; Mhor Collective; Glow impact CIC; Thurso community cafe; The CV Guru; Centred(Scotland); Street League; Salvation Army Trustee Company(The); Glachbeg Croft Ltd; Nairn River Enterprise (Green Hive); Barnardo's; New Start Highland; ENABLE Scotland (leading the Way); Aban Outdoor Ltd.; Flip of The Coin SCIO; Highland Thrive CIC
- Awarded value
- £10,000,000 (the notice’s own figure, in GBP, published as a net amount)
- Award date
- 1 March 2026
- Notice published
- 12 August 2026
- Category (CPV)
- Education and training services (80000000)
- Description
- The creation of an Employability Support Services Framework aims to provide the flexibility to create innovative solutions to address the distinct economic challenges within Highland communities. Please refer to the ITT documents for full details.
- Source
- Find a Tender — official notice