Notice Information
Notice Title
Grant Fund Manager Dynamic Purchasing System
Notice Description
The Scottish Government has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Grant Fund Managers. Potential participants must complete the SPD (Single Procurement Document) and meet the minimum entry criteria to participate on the DPS.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish Government (SG) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified organisation with international development health partnership experience and expertise to undertake the design, delivery, and ongoing evaluation of the new Health Partnership Programme in Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia (HPP). The HPP is a health programme under the Scottish Government's new International Development Fund (IDF).
Renewal: January 2027
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0402d7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009837-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £22,570,471 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £22,570,471 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,050,940 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jan 202711 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Nov 2023Expired
- Award Date
- 7 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Jan 2024 - 8 Jan 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- cvfm@gov.scot, michael.brydon@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312443619, +44 1412420133
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 8EA
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- 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, TLM82 Glasgow City
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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