Notice Information
Notice Title
C002180 NHS Scotland Finance Academy Delivery Partner
Notice Description
The Common Services Agency is seeking to appoint an external partner to provide support to NHS Scotland's finance community through the development of the NHS Scotland Finance Academy (the Academy). The partner will assist in upskilling and developing NHS Scotland's finance professionals through structured training, leaderships skills, technology advancements and wider engagement support. NHS Scotland aims to work towards a strategic and value adding finance profession, ultimately improving both recruitment and retention.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Common Services Agency is seeking to appoint an external partner to provide support to NHS Scotland's finance community through the development of the NHS Scotland Finance Academy (the Academy). The partner will assist in upskilling and developing NHS Scotland's finance professionals through structured training, leaderships skills, technology advancements and wider engagement support. NHS Scotland aims to work towards a strategic and value adding finance profession, ultimately improving both recruitment and retention.
Renewal: There is a possibility of a 2 x 1 year extension of this contract to be reviewed.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065978
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015762-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)
- Contact Name
- Declan Walkden
- Contact Email
- declan.walkden@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1316563200
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
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