Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Unit C1 Telford Way Wakefield 41 Industrial Estate
Wakefield
WF2 0XW
UK
Contact person: Lateef Owolabi
Telephone: +44 7484939407
E-mail: lateef.owolabi@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.yas.nhs.net
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.yas.nhs.net
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Totara (Learn and Perform) Learning Management System
Reference number: YAS 121 2026_27
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72261000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Totara platform (known within the Trust as YAS247) is a business-critical system that supports the Trust's learning, appraisal, compliance and workforce development activities. Think Learning is the Trust's incumbent supplier and, following its merger with Chambury Learning Solutions in late 2024, is now part of the Totara Group. The Trust has confirmed that it is fully satisfied with the supplier's performance and wishes to continue with the existing service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
120 678.32
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48517000
48517000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE45
Main site or place of performance:
Trust Headquarters, Springhill 1, Brindley Way, Wakefield 41 Business Park<br/>Wakefield, WF2 0XQ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Trust requires the provision of its Totara Learn and Totara Perform Learning Management System (LMS), known within the Trust as YAS247, which is a business-critical platform supporting learning, appraisal, compliance and workforce development activities. A benchmarking exercise was undertaken through the G-Cloud 14 Framework, reviewing service offerings from six suppliers providing Totara services. The assessment considered service offering, capability, NHS experience and ability to meet the Trust’s functional requirements. Think Learning, the incumbent supplier and a Totara Platinum Partner, was identified as the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), providing the most comprehensive solution aligned to the Trust’s requirements while maintaining continuity of the existing service. The contract will therefore be awarded to Think Learning via the CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework, providing a compliant route to market and avoiding the operational disruption, data migration, retraining and implementation risks associated with transitioning to an alternative supplier.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
CCS G-Cloud 14 Call Off Contract. Service offerings was compared among 6 certified providers of the product.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Think Learning
05178209
Ground Floor, 19 New Road
Brighton
BN1 1UF
UK
Telephone: +44 1273025078
NUTS: UKJ21
Internet address(es)
URL: www.think-learning.com
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
104 775.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
294 600.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2L
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/10/2026