Notice Information
Notice Title
C002097 Provision of resources for the National Digital Library for Health and Social Care in Scotland
Notice Description
Provision of resources for the National Digital Library for Health and Social Care in Scotland
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of resources for the National Digital Library for Health and Social Care in Scotland
Procurement Information
The suppliers listed in this contract award are the exclusive providers of the products being procured for the NHS Scotland Digital Library.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ef4c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072458-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92511000 - Library services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £483,305 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Declan Walkden
- Contact Email
- declan.walkden@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1316563200
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH3 9DN
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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