Notice Information
Notice Title
Patient Carer Online Feedback Service
Notice Description
NHS NSS is acting on behalf of The Scottish Government Planning and Quality Division in procuring the appropriate technology and services to provide a Patient/Carer feedback website for NHS Scotland.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS NSS is acting on behalf of The Scottish Government Planning and Quality Division in procuring the appropriate technology and services to provide a Patient/Carer feedback website for NHS Scotland. Additional information: The budget for the specification is 1000000 GBP over a 4 year term.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02ffe4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042579-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jan 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20224 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS PUBLIC SERVICES DELIVERY SCOTLAND) (PSD SCOTLAND)
- Additional Buyers
NATIONAL PROCUREMENT, NHS SCOTLAND
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND, (“NSS”)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH12 9EB
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Drum Brae/Gyle
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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