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ClosedStage · tender

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Anti-Embolism Stockings, Lymphoedema Products, Compression Devices & Accessories

Clothing & TextilesCPV 18315000
Value£6.2m
Deadline24 Sept 2025
Published25 Aug 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 25 Aug 2025ClosedCloses 24 Sept 2025
Who to contact
nss.pcfparamed@nhs.scot
+44 1312756000

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Contract value in context
£6.2mtotal contract value
median £263k
this tender£0£9.4m

This is a large award for Clothing & Footwear — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 1,446 valued Clothing & Footwear tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) has published 4 Clothing & Footwear notices, about every 9 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around February 2027.

91% of The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of The supply and provision of Anti-Embolism Stockings, Lymphoedema Products, Compression Devices & Accessories (‘Products’) as outlined further below on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’).

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d60
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
051089-2025
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