Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Lothian Health Board
Mainpoint, 2nd Floor, 102 Westport
Edinburgh
EH3 9DN
UK
Telephone: +44 1312421000
E-mail: maxwell.muir@nhs.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nhslothian.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00326
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
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) Services
Reference number: : LR3-125-2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71630000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
seeks a suitably qualified and certified Contractor to be appointed to undertake portable appliance testing (PAT) services, approximately 100,000 items, across 118 locations as further detailed in the ITT covering all NHS Lothian sites
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71630000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM73
UKM75
UKM78
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contractor will be expected implement fully comprehensive PAT Testing schedule across NHS Lothian sites.
The Contractor shall ensure full compliance with all current and relevant legislation and guidance including, without limitation, all relevant British Standards, Codes of Practice as required in Scotland, and that Services are performed by Skilled Persons
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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:
2025/S 000-028828
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: : LR3-125-2025
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public
Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Objective criteria for ensuring the selection of suitably qualified candidates:
This procedure will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender (PCS-T) Portal. All queries must be made via the PCS-T
messaging system. For further instructions, please refer to the SPD Guidance document attached to this project in PCS-T.
We will apply a single stage process:
Pre-Qualification via the SPD. The SPD asks bidders general questions; when completing, bidders must have regard for the statements in
this Notice that detail specific requirements. Bidders must:
a) Pass the Minimum Standards in ESPD Sections 4A, 4B, and 4D in the PCS-T Qualification envelope. Statements for these questions can
be found in Sections III.1.1, III.1.2, and III.1.3 of this Notice.
TUPE won't apply.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22211. For more information see:
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
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:
Community Benefits as described within the procurement documents.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29233. For more information see:
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
(SC Ref:812457)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/10/2025