Production of learning materials for clinicians for early diagnosis of cancer

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£326,700published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Aug 2023no call for competition

Awarded to GatewayC c/o The Christie NHS Foundation Trust2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that NHS Education for Scotland (NES) intends to contract with Gateway C (The Christie NHS Foundation Trust) for a period of 3 years for the production of learning materials for clinicians for early diagnosis of cancer

CPV: Health and safety services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Production of learning materials for clinicians for early diagnosis of cancerAwarded

Delivery: Scotland

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Aug 2023, 11:05 BST
Last source update: 27 Mar 2026, 08:49 GMT
Authority reference: W002167
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-028257
Classification (CPV): Health and safety services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ec4a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons

Publisher note: (SC Ref:827787)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £326,7001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Aug 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GatewayC c/o The Christie NHS Foundation Trust	£326,700 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
GatewayC c/o The Christie NHS Foundation Trust	£326,700 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 022419-2023-1 · GatewayC c/o The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
£326,700
Status
active
Contract 028257-2026-1 · GatewayC c/o The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
£326,700
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

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 name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GatewayC c/o The Christie NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier Wilmslow Road, Manchester, North West, M20 4BXContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.