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Donor Selection Guidelines - Design, Development and Delivery Services

THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)

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Summary of the contracting process

The Common Services Agency, more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), located in Edinburgh, has completed the procurement process for the "Donor Selection Guidelines - Design, Development and Delivery Services" under the health industry category. This tender aimed to develop a modern, maintainable application for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service's Donor Selection Guidelines. The procurement, initiated as an open procedure, concluded with an award on 24th March 2025. Zudu, an SME based in Dundee, was selected as the supplier, with the contract valued at £100,000 and signed on 25th February 2025.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in software design, development, and deployment, particularly those with expertise in the healthcare sector. Companies adept at creating secure applications suitable for cloud platforms like Azure stand to benefit. Given the collaborative nature of the project, involving stakeholder engagement and quality assurance, businesses in the digital technology and cyber services domain are well-positioned to leverage such contracts to expand their portfolio and establish a foothold in public sector procurement.

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Notice Title

Donor Selection Guidelines - Design, Development and Delivery Services

Notice Description

Development of a replacement for Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service's (SNBTS) current Donor Selection Guidelines application on an up-to-date, maintainable and supportable platform

Lot Information

Lot 1

Development of a replacement for Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service's (SNBTS) current Donor Selection Guidelines application on an up-to-date, maintainable and supportable platform. The services include: - Engaging with stakeholders to understand the business requirements and support a quality managed, design and implementation of a system for searching and navigating through a set of guidance on safety and eligibility aspects of blood donation in Scotland. - Developing, testing, building and supporting deployment of a quality assured solution suitable for hosting on an azure platform.. Call-off from Lot 1 of the Scottish Government's Digital Technology and Cyber Services dynamic purchasing system

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000794149
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR526641
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Feb 202512 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
michael.walker3@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312756000

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ZUDU

Further Information

Notice Documents

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