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 NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
UK
Contact person: Yvonne Gardner
Telephone: +44 7770647077
E-mail: yvonne.gardner@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
Medical Ward Equipment
Reference number: NP846/25
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
National Services Scotland(NSS)acting through its division, National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement on behalf of itself and on behalf of all entities within NHS Scotland(“Boards”)to procure a service which will provide Medical Ward Equipment to all Boards(“Purchasing Entities”)at each of their sites.
The NHS in Scotland requires a contractor(s) to provide Medical Ward Equipment including but not limited to the following:
i) Ward Equipment including various trolleys
ii) Examination Couches
The contractor must be able to supply the full range of products within each lot to all NHS Scotland Health Boards throughout Scotland.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
425 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Examination Couches
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
NHS Scotland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of various types of medical examination couches; multi supplier Unranked framework.
The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and Island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards(including the common services agency)and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service(Scotland)Act1978(i.e.all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and the Authority or other NHS Organisations established pursuant to NHS(ScotlandAct1978)and any
Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working)ScotlandAct2014.All Scottish Hospices.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
70
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
Medical Ward Equipment incl Trolleys
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
NHS Scotland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of medical ward equipment, trolleys and associated products; multi supplier Unranked framework
The Framework Agreement may be used by all mainland and Island NHS Scotland Health Boards and Special Boards(including the common services agency)and by all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service(Scotland)Act1978(i.e.all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards,and the Authority or other NHS Organisations established pursuant to NHS(ScotlandAct1978)and any
Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working)ScotlandAct2014.All Scottish Hospices.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
70
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2025/S 000-053318
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Examination Couches
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Seers Medical LTD
Kenton Road
Debanham
IP14 6LA
UK
Telephone: +44 7818590710
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bristol Maid - Hospital Metal Craft LTD
Blandford Height , Blandford Forum
Blandford
DT11 7TG
UK
Telephone: +44 1258451338
Fax: +44 1258455056
NUTS: UKK2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Eureka Physiocare Ltd
Hafren House,
5 St Giles Business Park
SY16 3AJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1686625752
NUTS: UKL24
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 302 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Medical Ward Equipment incl Trolleys
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bristol Maid - Hospital Metal Craft LTD
Blandford Height , Blandford Forum
Blandford
DT11 7TG
UK
Telephone: +44 1258451338
Fax: +44 1258455056
NUTS: UKK2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Medstor
Bayley Street
Stalybridge
SK15 1QQ
UK
Telephone: +44 7884268118
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Langstane Press Ltd
8-9 Bailleyfield Crescent, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
EH15 1ET
UK
Telephone: +44 7841638072
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 122 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The estimated 1,700,000 GBP value referred to in this notice is based on Supplier uptakes of Lot 1 - 300k GBP and Lot 2 - 125k per annum over the planned 4 year framework duration and no guarantees can be provided that the anticipated value will be met.
(SC Ref:815647)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
Telephone: +44 1312252525
E-mail: edinburgh@scotcourts.gov
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House,27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
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 operator 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 despatches 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. Economic operators are
entitled to write to the authority after receipt of the notification should they require further
clarification. The authority will respond within
15 days of such a written request, but it should be noted that receipt by the authority of such
request during the standstill period may not
prevent the authority from awarding the framework agreement following the expiry of the
standstill period. Economic operators should
approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is
to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a
breach of duty under the Public
Contracts(Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014,
may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the court of session
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Court of Session
Parliament House,Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/12/2025