---
title: "Planned Care Improvement Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e43"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS Grampian"
published: "2026-10-01"
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# Planned Care Improvement Support

Buyer: NHS Grampian  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e43

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## Summary

NHS Grampian commissioned planned-care improvement support to help address elective-care pressures, improve patient access and reduce waiting times. The work supports delivery of the health board’s recovery actions and objectives. It is an administrative healthcare service delivered for NHS Grampian in the Grampian region, with the buyer based in Aberdeen. The stated need was for operational support to respond to pressure on elective care and help improve services for patients awaiting planned treatment.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to MCK Healthcare Consultancy Ltd. The contract was signed on 3 September 2025 and is active, with a value of £320,000. NHS Grampian used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, citing extreme urgency: standard procedure timescales could have delayed support, and no suitable framework or existing call-off arrangement was available. The single lot was marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active. The stated evaluation split quality and price equally, at 50% each. One bid was recorded, from an SME; one bid was also recorded from outside the EU.

For suppliers of healthcare improvement consultancy, this award shows NHS Grampian’s demand for practical support on elective-care recovery, patient access and waiting-time reduction. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate the ability to provide focused operational expertise that helps a health board deliver recovery actions under significant service pressure, with a clear account of how the work would improve access and reduce waits. The equal emphasis on quality and price indicates that delivery approach and cost both mattered in this procurement. The appointment was justified as a temporary response to immediate pressures, rather than use of a framework; NHS Grampian stated that any future requirement would be competed. Suppliers with relevant healthcare improvement experience and capacity to respond to urgent operational needs are therefore aligned with the requirement evidenced here.

## Notice

Planned care improvement support

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Grampian is currently experiencing significant elective care pressures which require immediate support to assist delivery of recovery actions aimed at improving patient access and reducing waiting times. The appointment is considered strictly necessary to address the immediate operational pressures facing the Board and to support delivery of elective care recovery objectives.

### Procurement Information

The time limits associated with open, restricted or competitive procedures could not be met in time to avoid delaying implementation of the required support and adversely affecting delivery of elective care recovery objectives. NHS Grampian considered available procurement routes and concluded that no suitable framework or existing call off arrangement was available that could meet the Board's requirements within the required timescales. The appointment represents a temporary and proportionate measure that is strictly necessary to address immediate operational pressures. Any potential future requirement will be tendered, providing other suppliers with the opportunity to compete.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092678-2026 |
| Notice type | 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £320,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Grampian |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Postcode area | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB15 6RE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MCK Healthcare Consultancy Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 10:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092678-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nhsgrampian.org
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844089
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00200

## Provenance

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