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Published 31 Mar 2025, 15:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C0020125 - Provision of a taught MSc in Psychological Therapies in Primary Care, to meet the psychology workforce needs of the NHS in Scotland

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure

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

Awarded value£2,760,000published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 2 May 2025awarded 10 Sept 2025

Awarded to University of Dundee, University of Stirling

Contract term 4 yrs 7 moends 31 Dec 2029 · starts 9 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In order to meet the needs of providing a high quality, evidence based applied psychology workforce in Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is looking to appoint a Provider(s) to deliver;

A taught MSc in Psychological Therapies in Primary Care Programme

It is expected that the programme would commence in January 2026 and run until December 2026. This would be the “academic year” for this programme.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs 7 mo

Contract period: 9 Jun 2025 – 31 Dec 2029 (4 yrs 7 mo)

Delivery: Scotland

Variant bids: not allowed

80000000 Education and training services

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: 65%Price: 35%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 65%
Commerical: 35%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: 65
Commerical: 35

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents

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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 31 Mar 2025, 15:31 BST
Last source update: 15 Sept 2025, 14:53 BST
Award evaluation window: 2 May 2025 – …
Authority reference: C002125
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-056618
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fac8 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This contract will be delivered jointly by Stirling and Dundee universities. Maximum contract value is estimated on maximum intake numbers over the life of the contract. (SC Ref:810246)

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: 2 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 2 May 2025, 13:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

2 May 2025 → 15 Sept 2025 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
2 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Bids opened
2 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Contract starts
9 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice published
15 Sept 2025, 14:53 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
15 Sept 2025, 14:53 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,760,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
University of Dundee, University of Stirlingjoint award	£2,760,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 056618-2025-C002125-1 · University of Dundee, University of Stirling
Signed
10 Sept 2025
Value
£2,760,000
Period
… – 31 Dec 2029
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

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

University of DundeeAwarded supplier Nethergate, Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4HN
University of StirlingAwarded supplier Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LA

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