Official UK procurement notice
Planned Care Improvement Support
Authority: NHS Grampian (NHS & healthcare)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Scotland (UKM50)
Awarded value£320,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to MCK Healthcare Consultancy Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlanned care improvement support
CPV: Administrative healthcare services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Grampian is currently experiencing significant elective care pressures which…Awarded
NHS Grampian is currently experiencing significant elective care pressures which require immediate support to assist delivery of recovery actions aimed at improving patient access and reducing waiting times. The appointment is considered strictly necessary to address the immediate operational pressures facing the Board and to support delivery of elective care recovery objectives.
75122000 Administrative healthcare services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Oct 2026, 10:11 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 10:11 BST
- Authority reference
NCT038-26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092678- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e43Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
- The time limits associated with open, restricted or competitive procedures could not be met in time to avoid delaying implementation of the required support and adversely affecting delivery of elective care recovery objectives. NHS Grampian considered available procurement routes and concluded that no suitable framework or existing call off arrangement was available that could meet the Board's requirements within the required timescales. The appointment represents a temporary and proportionate measure that is strictly necessary to address immediate operational pressures. Any potential future requirement will be tendered, providing other suppliers with the opportunity to compete.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:844089)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £320,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCK Healthcare Consultancy Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 092678-2026-NCT038-26-1 · MCK Healthcare Consultancy Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- £320,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MCK Healthcare Consultancy LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.