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NHS Education for Scotland tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
2
In the last 12 months
Contracts awarded
5
To 5 different suppliers
Value awarded
£2.5m
6 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£386k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
0 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

NHS Education for Scotland has no tenders open right now.

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 1 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. Clear Links Support LtdSME£370k
    1 contract
  4. Family Therapy Training NetworkSME£306k
    1 contract
  5. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)63%
  • Direct award (no competition)38%
Based on 8 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How NHS Education for Scotland has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
63%
Higher than 90% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 8 procurements
Won by small firms
40%
Lower than 56% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 5 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
1
Fewer than 91% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 6 awards
Direct awards
38%
Lower than 82% of NHS and health bodies
Based on 8 procurements

Compared with other NHS and health bodies

Bids per contract, 77 NHS and health bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids9
2–4 bids35
4–6 bids19
6–8 bids9
8–10 bids1
10–12 bids0
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 279 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%115
10–20%56
20–30%34
30–40%13
40–50%17
50–60%14
60–70%10
70–80%6
80–90%6
90–100%8
Won by small firms, 274 NHS and health bodies
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%5
10–20%20
20–30%35
30–40%49
40–50%51
50–60%39
60–70%24
70–80%26
80–90%18
90–100%7

Each column is a group of NHS and health bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds NHS Education for Scotland.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from NHS Education for Scotland end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Delivery and evaluation of CBT for staff working in CAMHS and IPT training for staff working in MH services inc CAMHS/AMSThe University of Edinburgh—27 Mar 2026
C002133 - Delivery and evaluation of Systemic and Family Therapy training for staff working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Scotland.Family Therapy Training Network—11 Feb 2026
C002155 Online Platform For Managing Coaching and Mentoring ServicesTaylor Clarke—4 Feb 2026
C002120 Provision of Workplace Strategy Coaching Sessions, Disability & Neurodiversity Awareness Training and Needs Assessments for employees of NHS Education for Scotland and Post Graduate Resident Doctors & Dentists in TrainingClear Links Support Ltd—14 Jan 2026
C002157 Slitlamp simulator for simulation training of signs and techniques involving the anterior and posterior eyeHaag Streit UK—23 Dec 2025
C002090 Provision of a Framework of Agencies to Provide ActorsBirdsong Communications, Professional Role Players Ltd, Interact Roleplay and 1 more—1 Apr 2025
C002097 Provision of resources for the National Digital Library for Health and Social Care in ScotlandBarbour EHS, Content Online, Mind Tools (a trading name of Emerald Works Ltd) and 2 more—10 Feb 2025
W002193 Continued Provision of Actors for various directorates in NESInteract Roleplay, Birdsong Communication Skills, PHS Pro-Motion—6 Nov 2024
C002032 - Framework of Providers with relevant expertise to provide additional teaching/tutor support for the NES Enhanced Psychological Practice Programme as and when required.Independent sole trader—3 Oct 2024
Production of learning materials for clinicians for early diagnosis of cancerGatewayC c/o The Christie NHS Foundation Trust—1 Aug 2023