---
title: "Patient Advice and Support Service for NHS Scotland"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037490"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NSS NATIONAL PROCUREMENT"
published: "2022-10-11"
---

# Patient Advice and Support Service for NHS Scotland

Buyer: NSS NATIONAL PROCUREMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037490

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## Summary

The buying organisation, NSS National Procurement, has awarded a contract for the 'Patient Advice and Support Service for NHS Scotland' to Citizens Advice Scotland. The procurement falls under the services category with a main procurement category of guidance services. The contract period is set for 60 days starting from 1st April 2023. The procurement stage has successfully reached the award phase, with the contract valued at £5,121,903 GBP signed on 10th November 2016.

This tender opportunity in the healthcare sector specifically targets businesses providing guidance services, particularly those capable of meeting the demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Citizens Advice Scotland are well-suited to compete in this type of procurement process. Interested economic operators should engage with the contracting authority, NSS National Procurement, to explore potential business growth through participating in this awarded contract for Patient Advice and Support Service for NHS Scotland.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This modification of contract term from 01/04/2023 to 31/05/2023 is to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic and to maintain necessary supply and remove unnecessary disruption from the Authority at this time in line with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028487-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Nov 2016 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,121,903 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NSS NATIONAL PROCUREMENT |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 9EB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CITIZENS ADVICE SCOTLAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312310 - Guidance services

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2022 at 07:46 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028487-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000704420
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:406638-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883

## Provenance

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