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title: "Planned Care Improvement Support"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000844089"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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-r6ebe6-0000844089

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## Summary

NHS Grampian bought planned care improvement support to help address significant pressure on elective care. The work supports recovery actions intended to improve patient access and reduce waiting times, and to help deliver the health board’s elective care recovery objectives. It is a healthcare consultancy service, classified under CPV 75122000, and is delivered across the Grampian region. The appointment was described as a temporary measure to address immediate operational pressures. This is the specific requirement and buyer: support for NHS Grampian’s planned-care recovery, rather than general healthcare consulting or clinical treatment.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to MCK Healthcare Consultancy Ltd. The contract is active and was signed on 3 September 2025, with a value of £320,000. The contract period and award date are not stated. NHS Grampian used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, citing urgency: normal procedure timescales risked delaying support, and the buyer said no suitable framework or existing call-off could meet the requirement in time. One bid was recorded. The single lot was evaluated on quality and price, weighted equally at 50% each. The buyer described the appointment as strictly necessary and proportionate to immediate operational pressures; it also stated that any future requirement would be tendered.

For suppliers hoping to compete for a future NHS Grampian requirement, this award shows demand for consultancy support focused on elective-care recovery, improving patient access and reducing waiting times. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate that it can help a health board turn recovery objectives into practical actions that address significant service pressures. The evaluation gave equal weight to quality and price, so evidence of effective delivery and a competitive cost position would both matter. The buyer’s explanation for this appointment was that urgent operational needs could not be met through available frameworks or normal competition timescales; it indicated that any future requirement would be competed. Experience in planned-care improvement and the capacity to provide timely, proportionate support would therefore be relevant to this buyer’s requirement.

## 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 | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565664 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - 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 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 01:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565664

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565664
  Planned Care Improvement Support - Planned care improvement support

## Notice URLs

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

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