Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSDS)
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
UK
Contact person: Marta Siwek
Telephone: +44 1312756000
E-mail: marta.siwek@nhs.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Contraceptive Medicines
Reference number: NP41426
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This Framework Agreement is for the supply of Contraceptive Medicines to health boards across NHS
Scotland. The Goods have been split into five (5) categories, each of which is identified as a "Lot". Full details of each Lot is contained in section II.2
of this notice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
11 431 056.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Oral Contraceptive Tablets
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of Oral Contraceptive Tablets to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Unranked Multi-Supplier Framework on Line-by-Line Basis. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Supply Chain Logistics
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
95
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Unranked Multi-Supplier Framework on Line-by-Line Basis. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Supply Chain Logistics
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
95
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Contraceptives Implants
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of Contraceptives Implants to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Single Supplier Framework on Line-by-Line Basis. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Supply Chain Logistics
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
95
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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Contraceptives Injections
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of Contraceptives Injections to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Single Supplier Framework on Line-by-Line Basis. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Supply Chain Logistics
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
95
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-011886
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Oral Contraceptive Tablets
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lupin Healthcare UK Ltd
The Urban Building, 3-8 Albert Street
Slough
SL1 2BE
UK
Telephone: +44 1565751378
NUTS: UKJ11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Morningside Pharmaceuticals Limited
SECOND FLOOR, BOSS COURT, 7 BARTON CLOSE, GROVE PARK,
Leicester
LE19 1SJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1509217705
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Organon Pharma (UK) Ltd.
The Hewett Building , 14 Hewett Street
London
EC2A 3NP
UK
Telephone: +44 7779706149
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pfizer Ltd
Dorking Road
Tadworth
KT20 7NS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd
12 New Fetter Lane
london
EC4A 1JP
UK
Telephone: +44 800854431
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 348 152.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bayer Plc
400 South Oak Way
Reading
RG2 6AD
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gedeon Richter UK Ltd
127 Shirland Road
London
W9 2EP
UK
Telephone: +44 7966423053
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 563 736.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Contraceptives Implants
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Organon Pharma (UK) Ltd.
The Hewett Building , 14 Hewett Street
London
EC2A 3NP
UK
Telephone: +44 7779706149
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 190 344.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Title: Contraceptives Injections
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pfizer Ltd
Dorking Road
Tadworth
KT20 7NS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 328 826.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The estimated value(s) referred to in Section II.1.5 and within all Lots cover(s) the twenty four (24) month contract duration and the two time twelve (12) month extension period of the framework agreement.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28651. For more information see:
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see:
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:
https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
It is a mandatory requirement that potential framework participants/contractors agree to support the concept, provision, and ongoing
development of community benefits provision in relation to this framework/contract.
Potential framework participants/contractors are required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a
summary of the community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and what impact and outcomes these have
achieved.
Potential framework participants/contractors are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and
delivered as part of this framework/contract if successful or, alternatively, potential framework participants/contractors confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers
seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community
benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of
community benefits.
For further information please visit NHSS Community Benefit Gateway
(https://www.nss.nhs.scot/procurement-and-logistics/sustainability/access-our-community-benefit-gateway/).
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 28651. For more information see:
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the
Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
It is not envisaged that sub-contractors will be utilised in delivery of this framework agreement.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:
No Community Benefits will be deliverable through the award of this framework agreement.
(SC Ref:840116)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court House
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
E-mail: edinburgh@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the framework agreement which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operators was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a
minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority dispatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant framework agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the framework agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued, or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to
an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the framework agreement has been entered into include the
setting aside of the decision to award the framework agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the framework agreement unless grounds for the imposition
of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise, the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the framework agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/08/2026