Public Contracts Scotland

Advanced Practitioner University Programme

Scottish Ambulance Service

Awarded
services
Scotland

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Scotland
Contract value
£300,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
24 March 2025
Published
7 September 2025

Procurement

Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 80430000 Adult-education services at university level

What happened

Scottish Ambulance Service awarded this contract to The University of Dundee | Glasgow Caledonian University | Robert Gordon University | University of the Highlands and Islands | University of the West of Scotland | University of Stirling worth £300,000 on 13 Jun 2025.

Description

The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) Advanced Practitioner (AP) training programme requires staff to achieve a Postgraduate Diploma (PG DIp) in Advanced Practice and to complete a SAS-based Competency Framework to achieve final sign off.

Full description

The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) Advanced Practitioner (AP) training programme requires staff to achieve a Postgraduate Diploma (PG DIp) in Advanced Practice and to complete a SAS-based Competency Framework to achieve final sign off.

We therefore seek to identify advanced practice programmes that are accessible to staff across Scotland and can meet the SAS Advanced Practice programme requirements, to create an ‘approved AP programme provider’ list.

Additional information

Please note that the contract value is an indicative cost over the five year period.

Awarded suppliers (6)

Suppliers
  • The University of Dundee
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Robert Gordon University
  • University of the Highlands and Islands
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • University of Stirling
Award value
£300,000
Award date
13 June 2025

Contact

Address
National Headquarters, Gyle Square, South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB
Contact name
Alex Little

Identifiers

Buyer reference
SAS/2025/849
Notice ID
rls-112-SEP538760
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000790942

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