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Published 28 Oct 2022, 15:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C001996 - Provision of taught Clinical Psychology Doctorate programme(s) AND Provision of a taught MSc Applied Psychology Children and Young People programme, to meet the psychology workforce needs of the NHS in Scotland.

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 3 lots to bid
Awarded value£24,840,0003 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2022awarded 6 Mar 2023
Awarded to The University of Edinburgh, The University Court of the University of Glasgow3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

In order to meet the needs of the clinical psychology workforce in Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is looking to appoint a Provider (s) to deliver;

  1. Taught Clinical Psychology Doctorate programme(s)
  2. Taught MSc Applied Psychology Children and Young People.

This tender will be broken down into three Lots.

Suppliers may bid for individual Lots or all Lots.

  • Recurrence: 2028

CPV: Education and training services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Taught Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme – WestAwarded

In order to meet the needs of the clinical psychology workforce in Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is looking to appoint a Provider (s) to deliver;

Taught Clinical Psychology Doctorate programme(s) covering Health Boards in the west of Scotland.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Taught Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme – EastAwarded

In order to meet the needs of the clinical psychology workforce in Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is looking to appoint a Provider (s) to deliver;

Taught Clinical Psychology Doctorate programme(s) covering Health Boards in the east of Scotland.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Taught MSc in Applied Psychology Children and Young PeopleAwarded

In order to meet the needs of the clinical psychology workforce in Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is looking to appoint a Provider (s) to deliver;

Taught MSc in Applied Psychology Children and Young People.

Delivery: Scotland
Variant bids: not allowed

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65%
  • Commercial: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65
  • Commercial: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 2028
First published
28 Oct 2022, 15:23 BST
Last source update
23 Mar 2023, 14:49 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Nov 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008511
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037d5a Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:726947)

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
Submission deadline
28 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Nov 2022 → 23 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    23 Mar 2023, 14:49 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Mar 2023, 14:49 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £24,840,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 3latest 6 Mar 2023

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Taught Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme – West1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · Taught Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme – East1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
3 · Taught MSc in Applied Psychology Children and Young People1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Education for Scotland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 2nd Floor, Westport, 102 Westport, EDINBURGH, Scotland, EH3 9DNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria