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title: "Establishing Flexible Organisational Developement Support"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000518134"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND"
published: "2020-05-13"
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# Establishing Flexible Organisational Developement Support

Buyer: NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000518134

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## Summary

The procurement process involves NHS Education for Scotland, based in Edinburgh, which is seeking to establish a pool of quality assured Associates for organisational development support in the health sector. The tender titled "Establishing Flexible Organisational Development Support" is currently in the active tender stage and follows an open procurement method. Key dates include the bid submission deadline which has passed on 21st November 2017, and the associated contract period for selected service providers runs from December 2017 to March 2018. The procurement is part of a strategic response to the Scottish Government's Health & Social Care Delivery Plan.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in organisational development and consultancy services, particularly those with proven experience in large-scale transformational change within the health sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in delivering impactful interventions or those with a strong academic background in relevant fields would be well-positioned to compete in this area. The awarded contracts provide a potential pathway for continuous collaboration with NHS Education for Scotland, enhancing business growth in the healthcare consultancy market.

## Notice

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) wishes to establish a pool of quality assured Associates to provide additional Organisational Development (OD) capacity in 3 x regional and 1 x national board groupings, each led by an existing Health Board Chief Executive as Implementation Lead, established in response to the Scottish Government's Health & Social Care Delivery Plan. This follows the successful commissioning "once for Scotland" of OD support during 2017 to the senior leadership teams developing draft Local Delivery Plans for the regions / national Boards.

### Lot Information

Subject Matter Expert

(Lot 1) Subject Matter Expert - With academically peer reviewed publications and / or proven national / international reputation in the above subject(s) and evidence of delivering impactful interventions in the context of complex, system wide transformational change

Associate

(Lot 2) Associate - With experience of delivering impactful interventions in the above subjects and evidence of successful impact in the context of complex, system wide transformational change

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY386524 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 May 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jan 2018 |
| Contract period | 8 Dec 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £47,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH3 9DN |
| 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 | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | ANIMATE CONSULTING; COULL COACHING; HARVEY MCMILLAN ASSOCIATES; THE WORKLIFE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80532000 - Management training services

## Release History

- 13 May 2020 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY386524
- 8 Nov 2017 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV300443

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV300443
  Establishing Flexible Organisational Developement Support - NHS Education for Scotland (NES) wishes to establish a pool of quality assured Associates to provide additional Organisational Development (OD) capacity in 3 x regional and 1 x national board groupings, each led by an existing Health Board Chief Executive as Implementation Lead, established in response to the Scottish Government's Health & Social Care Delivery Plan. This follows the successful commissioning "once for Scotland" of OD support during 2017 to the senior leadership teams developing draft Local Delivery Plans for the regions / national Boards.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY386524
  Establishing Flexible Organisational Developement Support - NHS Education for Scotland (NES) wishes to establish a pool of quality assured Associates to provide additional Organisational Development (OD) capacity in 3 x regional and 1 x national board groupings, each led by an existing Health Board Chief Executive as Implementation Lead, established in response to the Scottish Government's Health & Social Care Delivery Plan. This follows the successful commissioning "once for Scotland" of OD support during 2017 to the senior leadership teams developing draft Local Delivery Plans for the regions / national Boards.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk
- http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000518134
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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