Award

National Digital Maturity Assessment and Learning and Development Platform for Health and Social Care

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

04 Dec 2025 at 00:00

Tender

25 Jul 2025 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, located at 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, is seeking a service provider for the "National Digital Maturity Assessment and Learning and Development Platform for Health and Social Care." This tender, operating under the services category, is at the tender stage with an open procurement method. The key dates involve the tender period ending on 26th August 2025, with the bid opening and award period commencing on the same day. The project focuses on enhancing digital maturity assessments in health and social care across Scotland, facilitating improved service delivery through digital technologies. This initiative will be based in the UKM region and holds potential for a contract of up to 1080 days, with possible extensions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital platform development, healthcare technology, and learning management systems. Companies skilled in customised digital solutions, benchmarking tools, and data-driven insights will find this tender particularly suited. The requirement for ongoing technical support, accessibility, and data security highlights opportunities for businesses offering comprehensive IT and digital transformation services. Such enterprises may contribute to Scotland's strategic objectives of improving health and social care through robust digital infrastructures, thereby facilitating business growth through long-term partnerships and innovative solutions. The emphasis on quality, accounting for 70% of the award criteria, underscores the importance of delivering high-standard services.

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Notice Title

National Digital Maturity Assessment and Learning and Development Platform for Health and Social Care

Notice Description

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract with an external service provider to design, deliver, and maintain a national online digital maturity assessment tool and a linked learning and development website.

Lot Information

Lot 1

A digital maturity assessment enables health and social care organisations to evaluate how effectively they use digital technologies to deliver, manage, and improve services. It assesses leadership, infrastructure, data use, innovation, staff confidence, digital skills, and readiness for change. It also considers digital inclusion, ensuring services are accessible and equitable for all. The successful service provider will be required to: - Develop a robust, user-friendly digital maturity assessment platform tailored to the Scottish health and social care context. - Enable benchmarking at local, regional, and national levels. - Provide actionable insights to inform digital transformation planning and investment. - Design and host a complementary learning and development website offering curated resources, bespoke analysis, discussion groups, and improvement guides aligned with assessment outcomes. - Ensure accessibility, data security, and ongoing technical support. This work will play a critical role in supporting continuous improvement, workforce development, and strategic alignment across Scotland's health and social care landscape.. The period of the Contract is from and including 17 November 2025 to and including 16 November 2028, unless it is terminated earlier or extended. The period of the contract may be extended to a date falling no later than 16 November 2030. Subject to that constraint, the the period of the contract may be extended on more than one occasion.

Renewal: The contract may be extended for a period of up to 24 months. Subject to that constraint, the period of the Contract may be extended on more than one occasion.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000805263
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC544946
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - 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

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


CPV Codes

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
£904,090 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Nov 20253 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
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Bob McLeod, Marc Jones
Contact Email
bob.mcleod@gov.scot, marc.jones@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312442500

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH6 6QQ
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Torry/Ferryhill
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MEISTER.WORKS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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