Official UK procurement notice
W002193 Continued Provision of Actors for various directorates in NES
Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContinued Provision of Actors for various directorates in NES
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Nov 2024, 15:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2026, 14:56 GMT
- Authority reference
W002193- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028628- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b467Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
NES will develop a strategy to procure actors for diverse simulation and training scenarios. This initiative aims to ensure inclusivity and representativeness in training, enhancing the realism and effectiveness of educational programmes. The procurement will cover actors for sessions, workshops, assessments, and events, with opportunities for those with lived experience to contribute to scenario development. The project is valued at over GBP120k per annum and seeks to be awarded in financial year 25/26.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:827863)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £62,300, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 028628-2026-W002193-1
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 035956-2024-W002193-1
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Birdsong Communication SkillsFramework contractor
- Interact RoleplayFramework contractor
- PHS Pro-MotionFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.