Notice Information
Notice Title
Patient Advice and Support Service for NHS Scotland
Notice Description
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Patient Advice and Support Service is an independent service which provides free, accessible and confidential information, advice and support to patients and members of the public regarding NHSScotland healthcare. The contractor will provide and/or coordinate a consistent service to patients and other members of the public where thoseaffected wish to give feedback or comments or raise concerns or complaints about NHSservices in Scotland Additional Services - The additional services being requested for the current contractor to provide support for the Eljamel Independent Clinical Review (ICR), supporting former patients to complete applicant statements. This will be through online, phone, and in-person support to assist participant complete statements. The support offered to applicants will be over an additional 6-month period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000834997
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN558255
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85312310 - Guidance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,374,628 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Dec 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jun 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NSS NATIONAL PROCUREMENT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN558255
Patient Advice and Support Service for NHS Scotland
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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