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Scottish Approach to Change Evaluation and Learning Partner

Healthcare Improvement Scotland

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21 Oct 2026 at 16:27

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Healthcare Improvement Scotland is commissioning an independent evaluation of the Scottish Approach to Change, a programme across Scotland’s health and social care system. The work is to assess how the programme has been implemented and its impact, and whether it continues to reflect its principles of openness, collaboration and responsiveness to feedback from the system. The evaluator is expected to provide objective challenge, learning, reflection and assurance, then produce practical insights and recommendations to support improvement, build stakeholder confidence and encourage wider adoption. This is research and evaluation consultancy work, rather than a technology or application-hosting contract, despite the additional service classification in the procurement. Delivery is in Scotland; Healthcare Improvement Scotland is based in Edinburgh.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland invited offers through an open procedure. The procurement comprises one lot, covering the independent evaluation and recommendations for the Scottish Approach to Change; variants are not allowed. The submission deadline set by the buyer was 25 November 2026 at 12:00 noon. The contract period is 21 December 2026 to 31 March 2028. The published tender does not state a contract value or a separate enquiry deadline. Award-period and bid-opening dates are set for the submission deadline. The procurement is for services, with electronic submissions required and English accepted. Bids are assessed against technical and economic selection criteria; the tender data does not provide their detailed thresholds or an award-scoring breakdown.

This opportunity suits independent evaluation, research and organisational-learning consultancies with a suitably qualified team and experience assessing complex programmes in health and social care. Suppliers will need to design and deliver a robust evaluation, provide credible challenge and assurance, and turn findings into actionable recommendations. Strong capability in evaluating implementation and outcomes, gathering and interpreting feedback across a system, and working constructively with diverse stakeholders is directly relevant to the stated brief. Providers should be able to examine whether a programme’s practice matches its principles, including openness, collaboration and responsiveness, and communicate learning in a way that supports continuous improvement and wider adoption across Scotland’s health and social care system. The work calls for independence and sufficient capacity to deliver the evaluation over the contracted period.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Scottish Approach to Change Evaluation and Learning Partner

Notice Description

We are seeking to commission a suitably qualified and experienced provider to design and deliver a robust, independent evaluation of the Scottish Approach to Change. The evaluation should provide objective challenge, learning, reflection and assurance regarding the implementation and impact of the programme, including the extent to which it continues to embody its core principles of openness, collaboration and responsiveness to system feedback.

Lot Information

Lot 1

We are seeking to commission a suitably qualified and experienced provider to design and deliver a robust, independent evaluation of the Scottish Approach to Change. The evaluation should provide objective challenge, learning, reflection and assurance regarding the implementation and impact of the programme, including the extent to which it continues to embody its core principles of openness, collaboration and responsiveness to system feedback. The evaluation should generate actionable insights and recommendations to inform continuous improvement, strengthen stakeholder confidence, and support wider adoption of the Scottish Approach to Change across Scotland's health and social care system.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078d41
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099661-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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

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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

72416000 - Application service providers

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
25 Nov 20265 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
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
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Postcode Area
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

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