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Digital 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 procurement process for digital delivery services was conducted by The Common Services Agency, widely recognised as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), located in Edinburgh. This procurement, titled "Digital Delivery Services," falls under the services industry category, specifically focused on health, and covers the region of Scotland. The process proceeded through an open procedure, which has reached the award stage. The contract was signed on 16th December 2025, with the entire activity summarised under the award ID NP06925MC. This procurement aimed to secure services such as project management, business analysis, solutions architecture, and business architecture support for the programmes CEPAS, PCDIP, and P&CC, with a total contract value of £455,000 GBP.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital technology and cyber services, particularly those equipped to provide support in project management and business architecture. Although the awarded supplier is a large company, Deloitte, the procurement method was open, allowing various companies to submit their bids, encompassing a total of three electronic bids. Businesses aiming to expand in the Scottish health service sector could find valuable opportunities in similar future tenders. While this tender demonstrates a larger scale engagement, future tenders may present considerable prospects for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those able to innovate and offer niche expertise in digital health solutions.

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Notice Title

Digital Delivery Services

Notice Description

NSS have procured digital delivery services including project management, business analysis, solutions architecture and business architecture support across three current programmes; CEPAS, PCDIP and P&CC.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NSS have procured digital delivery services including project management, business analysis, solutions architecture and business architecture support across three current programmes; CEPAS, PCDIP and P&CC.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000821397
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN547794
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
Large

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
£455,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Dec 20252 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

DELOITTE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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