Patient Advice and Support Service for NHS Scotland

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Estimated value

£4.5m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

22 Feb 2022

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Description

The re-tender for the Provision of the Patient Advice and Support Service (PASS) as described in Section 18 of the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/5/section/18 The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland), acting through its division National Procurement, intends to conduct a procurement on behalf of the Scottish Government Health Directorates (SGHD) and the NHS in Scotland for the provision of the Patient Advice and Support Service (PASS).

Scope

Reference
NP79823
Total value
£4,500,000 excluding VAT
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2023 to 31 Mar 2026

The Authority is entitled at its sole discretion to extend by up to a further two (2) periods of twelve (12) months.

Main category
services
Contract locations
Scotland

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Service Provision, Improvements and Innovation27%quality
Staff Performance and Management17%quality
Service Transition including co-ordination with existing Patient Advice and Support Service16%quality
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting of Management Information10%quality
30%price