Awarded contract

DHWLSR Eljamel Inquiry - Emotional Support

Details

Supplier(s)
The Spark
Value
£115,500
Topic
Counselling services
Published
2 March 2026

Tender description

The Eljamel Inquiry is a Scottish public inquiry set up under the Inquiries Act 2005. It relates to the professional practice of Mr Eljamel, a consultant neurosurgeon at NHS Tayside’s Ninewells Hospital in Dundee between 1995 and 2014. The Inquiry requires trauma-informed support for individuals involved in the public inquiry recognising that for some individuals the process of participating in the Inquiry could cause distress. Lot 1: Provision will primarily be based around the Inquiry’s public hearings which will be attended by both Inquiry participants and members of the public. This will include support for witnesses to the Inquiry as they prepare their evidence and in the case of individuals giving oral evidence in the aftermath of giving their evidence. As such requirements for the support service will vary over the length of the contract.. The contract period will be from February 2026 to end of December 2028 with the option to extend for one year. - The maximum available budget for this service is up to 115,500 GBP over the duration of the Contract period including any extension option.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date20 February 2026
  2. Completed: Award published2 March 2026
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About the buyer

The Scottish Government is a devolved central government department that buys through its Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate. Regulated procurements across the Scottish public sector are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal set up in 2008. Bids are usually submitted through PCS-Tender, the national eTendering system it funds. The directorate also runs frameworks covering construction, corporate services, ICT, professional services, utilities and HR. Many of these frameworks are open to the wider Scottish public sector as well as central government. The Supplier Development Programme offers free tender training to SMEs and third sector organisations.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Government's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

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  • 85312320 · Counselling services

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