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SAS/2026/1009 - ACC Stacking Insights

Scottish Ambulance Service

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06 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Ambulance Service procured management consultancy to review its Ambulance Control Centres and provide “stacking insights” into the operational issue. The work covers Ambulance Control Centres across Scotland and is intended to support understanding of ambulance demand, control-centre performance and the causes or effects of stacking. It is a professional services requirement, classified under CPV 79410000 for business and management consultancy services. The buyer is Scottish Ambulance Service, based in Edinburgh. The requirement was arranged as one lot and concerns consultancy analysis rather than the supply of vehicles, medical equipment or routine ambulance operations. The selected supplier was Zuhlke Ltd., an Edinburgh-based consultancy.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Zuhlke Ltd. The contract was signed on 16 February 2026 and has a value of £74,786.38. It was a single-lot award made through the CCS GCA RM6190 framework, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The stated rationale is that the agreement was awarded via that framework. One bid was received, submitted electronically, and the award followed the framework route rather than an open competition. The contract is active. The published outcome identifies the supplier and value, but does not give a contract end date or an award date separate from the signing date.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates demand from Scottish Ambulance Service for targeted management consultancy focused on ambulance control-centre operations and the analysis of stacking. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need consultants able to investigate complex operational performance, analyse service and demand data, identify the causes and patterns behind delays or queueing, and turn findings into practical insight for ambulance control-centre decision-makers. Experience of large, operationally critical public services would strengthen a supplier’s position, particularly where it can combine management consulting with data, service-design and performance-analysis capability. Access to the relevant CCS GCA framework route would also be commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SAS/2026/1009 - ACC Stacking Insights

Notice Description

Awarded agreement via the CCS GCA framework RM6190 for Management consultancy review of the ACC Stacking Insights

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of management consultancy to review the Ambulance Control Centre and provide stacking insights

Procurement Information

This agreement was awarded via the CCS GCA framework RM6190

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000839426
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561720
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£74,786 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Feb 20266 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Ambulance Service
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Zuhlke Ltd.

Further Information

Notice Documents

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