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Totara (Learn and Perform) Learning Management System

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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02 Oct 2026 at 13:53

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Summary of the contracting process

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust procured continued provision of the Totara Learn and Totara Perform learning management system, known internally as YAS247. The platform supports the Trust’s staff learning, appraisal, compliance and workforce development. The requirement is for the software service and its support, rather than a general-purpose IT system. Delivery is associated with the Trust’s headquarters in Wakefield. The Trust described the platform as business-critical and sought continuity of the existing service, avoiding disruption to its workforce processes. Think Learning was the incumbent provider and the selected supplier for this requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Think Learning. The contract was signed on 4 September 2026. The process used a limited award without a prior call for competition, through the CCS G-Cloud 14 framework. The Trust benchmarked six certified Totara providers and assessed service offering, capability, NHS experience and fit with its functional requirements; the lot’s stated award criterion was price. Six bids were recorded. The awarded contract value and contract period are not provided in the published information. The single lot is recorded as cancelled, although the award and contract are shown as active; the recorded outcome names Think Learning as the selected supplier.

This award demonstrates demand from an NHS ambulance trust for a business-critical Totara Learn and Totara Perform platform supporting staff development, appraisal and compliance. Suppliers seeking to compete for a comparable requirement from this buyer would need to provide the Totara learning and performance management service, meet the Trust’s functional needs and demonstrate relevant NHS experience and delivery capability. The evaluation also considered the service offering, while price was identified as the award criterion. The selected provider was the incumbent and a Totara Platinum Partner, indicating the value of established platform expertise and the ability to maintain service continuity. A credible competitor would need to show how it can support a critical workforce system while limiting operational disruption and the risks of migration, retraining and implementation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Totara (Learn and Perform) Learning Management System

Notice Description

The Totara platform (known within the Trust as YAS247) is a business-critical system that supports the Trust's learning, appraisal, compliance and workforce development activities. Think Learning is the Trust's incumbent supplier and, following its merger with Chambury Learning Solutions in late 2024, is now part of the Totara Group. The Trust has confirmed that it is fully satisfied with the supplier's performance and wishes to continue with the existing service.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Trust requires the provision of its Totara Learn and Totara Perform Learning Management System (LMS), known within the Trust as YAS247, which is a business-critical platform supporting learning, appraisal, compliance and workforce development activities. A benchmarking exercise was undertaken through the G-Cloud 14 Framework, reviewing service offerings from six suppliers providing Totara services. The assessment considered service offering, capability, NHS experience and ability to meet the Trust's functional requirements. Think Learning, the incumbent supplier and a Totara Platinum Partner, was identified as the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), providing the most comprehensive solution aligned to the Trust's requirements while maintaining continuity of the existing service. The contract will therefore be awarded to Think Learning via the CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework, providing a compliant route to market and avoiding the operational disruption, data migration, retraining and implementation risks associated with transitioning to an alternative supplier.

Procurement Information

CCS G-Cloud 14 Call Off Contract. Service offerings was compared among 6 certified providers of the product.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077fc6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093374-2026
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48517000 - IT software package

72261000 - Software support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF2 0XW
Postcode Area
Wakefield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
TLE45 Wakefield
Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Think Learning

Further Information

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