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C002187 Framework Agreement for the provision of a Learning Management System

Details

Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)
Topic: Educational software development services
Published: 5 October 2026
Submission: 25 November 2026in 2 months
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland) is delivering the Digital Learning Infrastructure (DLI) Programme, a national transformation programme to establish a modern, scalable, interoperable and sustainable digital learning ecosystem for Scotland’s health and social care workforce. The programme responds to a fragmented learning technology landscape across public, private, voluntary and not-for-profit provision, where multiple local learning management systems, duplicated content, variable user experiences and inconsistent data quality limit workforce mobility, planning and system-wide efficiency. Lot 1: The Framework Agreement is being put in place on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 or other NHS organisation established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 and the additional following entities Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), Scotland’s 32 local authorities and the Scottish Police Authority.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published5 October 2026
Current notice
Next: Submission date25 November 2026in 2 months

About the buyer

The Common Services Agency, better known as Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland), procures goods and services for NHS Scotland's hospitals and health boards. Suppliers register through Scotland's Supplier Journey before bidding for any contract. Tenders are advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland portal under the Common Services Agency buyer profile, no registration required. National Procurement, PSD Scotland's central buying team, sources high-volume items such as medical supplies and pharmaceuticals for the whole health service. Individual health boards manage smaller, local contracts separately. Larger notices also appear through the Tenders Direct and SIMAP services.

£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.

Over the past 5 years, most of PSD Scotland's contract awards have been in IT services, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and education and training.