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NHS Scotland National Finance System Software Licence and Support Services Agreement

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:25.

Opportunity overview

Advanced Business Solutions are the current provider of maintenance and support services for the eFinancials Smart Business Suite Finance System. The current annual maintenance and support agreement is an extension to the original 2006 National contract. This new 3.5-year extension is required to support this critical system at a time when we are preparing to launch a national Business Services procurement which is due to launch during the first half of 2025 and will also include a finance element that will replace eFinancials.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

OneAdvanced

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£5.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Dec 2024
Award ID
003675-2025-NP5086-1
Status
active
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B1 1RF, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • Advanced Business Solutions are the current provider of maintenance and support services for the eFinancials Smart Business Suite Finance System. The current annual maintenance and support agreement is an extension to the original 2006 National contract. This new 3.5-year extension is required to support this critical system at a time when we are preparing to launch a national Business Services procurement which is due to launch during the first half of 2025 and will also include a finance element that will replace eFinancials.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04db83
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
No other supplier available to provide this support whilst a new procurement is being planned.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Advanced Business Solutions are the current provider of maintenance and support services for the eFinancials Smart Business Suite Finance System. The current annual maintenance and support agreement is an extension to the original 2006 National contract. This new 3.5-year extension is required to support this critical system at a time when we are preparing to launch a national Business Services procurement which is due to launch during the first half of 2025 and will also include a finance element that will replace eFinancials.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-115937
Name
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH12 9EB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 South Gyle Crescent

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Contact

Telephone
+44 1312756000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-137051
Name
OneAdvanced

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG31
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1RF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Mailbox, Level 3, 101 Wharfside Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
OneAdvanced
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-106476
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court House

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court House

Award information

Award 1
Id
003675-2025-NP5086-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-137051
Name
OneAdvanced

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
003675-2025-NP5086-1
Status
active
Award ID
003675-2025-NP5086-1
Date Signed
6 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
5,858,450
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM · EH12 9EB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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