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Published 21 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Advanced Practitioner University Programme

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Ambulance Service (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Framework ceiling (notional)£300,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 13 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) Advanced Practitioner (AP) training programme requires staff to achieve a Postgraduate Diploma (PG DIp) in Advanced Practice and to complete a SAS-based Competency Framework to achieve final sign off.

CPV: Adult-education services at university level

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 6 bids received · 6 suppliers appointed
Electronic auction: yes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000

Delivery: Scotland · Provision of services across Scotland

Variant bids: not allowed

80430000 Adult-education services at university level

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 75%Price: 25%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality: 70%
Community Benefits: 5%
price: 25%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality: 70
Community Benefits: 5
Price: 25

Conditions of participation2

Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Condition of participation
no text published
Minimum: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Advanced Practitioner University Programme” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 21 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT
Last source update: 8 Sept 2025, 16:08 BST
Award evaluation window: 24 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference: SAS/2025/849
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-054775
Classification (CPV): Adult-education services at university level
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e745 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please note that the contract value is an indicative cost over the five year period. (SC Ref:802307)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Appointment period ends: 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

24 Mar 2025 → 8 Sept 2025 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
8 Sept 2025, 16:08 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
8 Sept 2025, 16:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 6

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jun 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 054775-2025-SAS2025849-1
Signed
13 Jun 2025
Value
£300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Ambulance Service

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth National Headquarters, Gyle Square, South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court EdinburghReview body Edinburgh

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Glasgow Caledonian UniversityFramework contractor Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0BA
Robert Gordon UniversityFramework contractor Design and Print Consultancy, The Gatehouse, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB10 7AQ
The University of DundeeFramework contractor Procurement Office, Caird Cottage, 170 Nethergate, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4HN
University of StirlingFramework contractor School of Law, Pathfoot Building, Stirling, Scotland, Fk9 4LA
University of the Highlands and IslandsFramework contractor Centre for Energy and the Environment, North Highland College, Thurso, Scotland, KW14 7EE
University of the West of ScotlandFramework contractor High Street, Paisley, Scotland, PA1 2BE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.