Official UK procurement notice
National Digital Maturity Assessment and Learning and Development Platform for Health and Social Care
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government has awarded a contract with an external service provider to design, deliver, and maintain a national online digital maturity assessment tool and a linked learning and development website.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A digital maturity assessment enables health and social care organisations to evaluate…AwardedRenewal
A digital maturity assessment enables health and social care organisations to evaluate how effectively they use digital technologies to deliver, manage, and improve services. It assesses leadership, infrastructure, data use, innovation, staff confidence, digital skills, and readiness for change. It also considers digital inclusion, ensuring services are accessible and equitable for all.
The successful service provider will be required to:
- Develop a robust, user-friendly digital maturity assessment platform tailored to the Scottish health and social care context.
- Enable benchmarking at local, regional, and national levels.
- Provide actionable insights to inform digital transformation planning and investment.
- Design and host a complementary learning and development website offering curated resources, bespoke analysis, discussion groups, and improvement guides aligned with assessment outcomes.
- Ensure accessibility, data security, and ongoing technical support.
This work will play a critical role in supporting continuous improvement, workforce development, and strategic alignment across Scotland’s health and social care landscape. Additional information: The period of the Contract is from and including 17 November 2025 to and including 16 November 2028, unless it is terminated earlier or extended. The period of the contract may be extended to a date falling no later than 16 November 2030. Subject to that constraint, the the period of the contract may be extended on more than one occasion.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Overall Quality: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (7)
- Overall Quality: 70
- Understanding of the requirement: 30/100
- Technical proposal: 40/100
- Project management: 15/100
- Resourcing: 10/100
- Fair Work: 5/100
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
SPD 4B.5: Insurance Requirements - the bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below.
Minimum: SPD 4B.5.1a: Professional Risk Indemnity 1,000,000 GBP SPD 4B.5.1b: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP SPD 4B.5.2: Public Liability: 1,000,000 GBP - Technical & professional ability
SPD 4C.1.2 - Tenderers to provide 2 examples of undertaking similar services within the last 3 years.
SPD 4C.4 - The tenderer is required to provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used.
SPD 4C.7 - The tenderer is required to provide details of the environmental management measures which the bidder will be able to use when performing the
contract.
SPD 4C.10 - The tenderer is required to confirm if any sub-contractors will be used in the delivery of the services and provide details of the proportion (i.e percentage) of the contract they intend to subcontract.
Minimum: SPD 4C.4 - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This wil…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 25 Jul 2025, 15:09 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 15:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/787744- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079856- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056671Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contractor is accredited as a Living Wage Employer and will continue to pay that wage rate through the duration of this contract. (SC Ref:817571)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 Aug 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published320 days ago4 Dec 2025, 15:51 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Dec 2025, 15:51 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meister.works ltdSME | £904,090 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 079856-2025-CASE/787744-1 · Meister.works ltdSME
- Signed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Value
- £904,090
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Meister.works ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.