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NSS National Procurement

Low Vision Aids

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38624000
Value£3,500,000
Deadline
Published1 Jun 2022
RegionNationwide

£3,500,000 — stated in the notice.

Who to contact
Sharon Muir
sharon.muir@nhs.scot
+44 07855137179

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£3.5mtotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£3.8m

This is a large award for Laboratory & Precision Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to alert interested suppliers of the commencement of a new procurement for Low Vision Aids to support the National Low Vision Service for Scotland.

The framework agreement will be tendered in July 2022 and will cover the supply to multiple primary care locations within all geographical Health Board regions, including rural and island locations.

The Service will be implemented as a phased rollout over 4 years.

Although this list may be subject to change it is anticipated that the types of aid required will include, but not be restricted to: UV filters, Hand-held, Pocket and Stand Magnifiers, Monoculars, Spectacle Mounted Kits, Task Lamps, Vision Charts, Electronic Magnifiers and Non-optical aids.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to alert interested suppliers of the commencement of a new procurement for Low Vision Aids to support the National Low Vision Service for Scotland.

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The framework agreement will be tendered in

The framework agreement will be tendered in July 2022 and will cover the supply to multiple primary care locations within all geographical Health Board regions, including rural and island locations.

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1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
The framework agreement will be tendered in July 2022 and will cover the supply to multiple primary care locations within all geographical Health Board regions, including rural and island locations.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03425e
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
015288-2022
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