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title: "Scottish Approach to Change Evaluation and Learning Partner"
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buyer: "Healthcare Improvement Scotland"
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# Scottish Approach to Change Evaluation and Learning Partner

Buyer: Healthcare Improvement Scotland  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000846262

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## Summary

Healthcare Improvement Scotland is seeking an independent evaluation and learning partner for the Scottish Approach to Change, a programme within Scotland’s health and social care system. The work is to design and deliver a robust evaluation of how the approach has been implemented and its impact, including whether it continues to reflect openness, collaboration and responsiveness to feedback from the system. The provider will offer objective challenge, learning, reflection and assurance, and produce actionable insights and recommendations to support continuous improvement, strengthen stakeholder confidence and inform wider adoption across Scotland. This is evaluation and research consultancy work (CPV 73200000). The buying organisation is Healthcare Improvement Scotland, based in Edinburgh; delivery is for the Scottish health and social care system.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland invited offers through an open procedure. The process reached the tender stage, with bids submitted electronically in English. The tender deadline was 25 November 2026 at 12:00. The contract is planned to run from 21 December 2026 to 31 March 2028. The requirement is presented as a single lot, covering the independent evaluation and learning-partner role. Bids must follow the specified requirements, including use of an electronic catalogue; variant bids are not allowed. The evaluation is to address implementation and impact and assess the programme against its principles, while generating practical recommendations. Economic and technical selection criteria are referenced, but the published details here do not set out their thresholds or the scoring weights.

This opportunity suits research and evaluation consultancies, universities, and specialist organisations with the capability to assess complex change programmes in health and social care. Suppliers should be able to design and deliver an independent, robust evaluation, provide credible challenge and assurance, and turn evidence into actionable recommendations for continuous improvement. Experience working with system-wide programmes and multiple stakeholders would be relevant, particularly where openness, collaboration and responsiveness to feedback are central to the work. The role also calls for the ability to examine both implementation and impact and to assess whether stated principles are being applied in practice. Providers need the capacity to support learning and reflection and to produce insights that can strengthen stakeholder confidence and inform wider adoption across Scotland’s health and social care system.

## Notice

We are seeking to commission a suitably qualified and experienced provider to design and deliver a robust, independent evaluation of the Scottish Approach to Change. The evaluation should provide objective challenge, learning, reflection and assurance regarding the implementation and impact of the programme, including the extent to which it continues to embody its core principles of openness, collaboration and responsiveness to system feedback.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

We are seeking to commission a suitably qualified and experienced provider to design and deliver a robust, independent evaluation of the Scottish Approach to Change. The evaluation should provide objective challenge, learning, reflection and assurance regarding the implementation and impact of the programme, including the extent to which it continues to embody its core principles of openness, collaboration and responsiveness to system feedback. The evaluation should generate actionable insights and recommendations to inform continuous improvement, strengthen stakeholder confidence, and support wider adoption of the Scottish Approach to Change across Scotland's health and social care system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567116 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 21 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Healthcare Improvement Scotland |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 72416000 - Application service providers
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567116

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567116
  Scottish Approach to Change Evaluation and Learning Partner - We are seeking to commission a suitably qualified and experienced provider to design and deliver a robust, independent evaluation of the Scottish Approach to Change. The evaluation should provide objective challenge, learning, reflection and assurance regarding the implementation and impact of the programme, including the extent to which it continues to embody its core principles of openness, collaboration and responsiveness to system feedback.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://healthcareimprovementscotland.org
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846262
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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