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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c0020125-provision-of-a-taught-msc-in-psychological-therapies-in-primary-care-to-meet-the--ocds-h6vhtk-04fac8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Education for Scotland: "C0020125 - Provision of a taught MSc in Psychological Therapies in Primary Care, to meet the psychology workforce needs of the NHS in Scotland". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 May 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Education for Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-education-for-scotland-GB-FTS-5107)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 May 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,760,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c0020125-provision-of-a-taught-msc-in-psychological-therapies-in-primary-care-to-meet-the--ocds-h6vhtk-04fac8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04fac8`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c0020125-provision-of-a-taught-msc-in-psychological-therapies-in-primary-care-to-meet-the--ocds-h6vhtk-04fac8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c0020125-provision-of-a-taught-msc-in-psychological-therapies-in-primary-care-to-meet-the--ocds-h6vhtk-04fac8#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **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 ...
- **Contract Period:** 08/06/2025 to 31/12/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 056618-2025-C002125-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **University of Dundee, University of Stirling**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160884`, `GB-FTS-169244`
  - Value: £2,760,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 056618-2025-C002125-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,760,000
  - Signed Date: 09/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056618-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-15T13:53:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:30:05.534Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04fac8