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The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)

Purchase of Orthopaedic Power Tools, Bone Cement & Mixers, Pulse Lavage & Tourniquets

Medical Equipment & PharmaCPV 33141700
Value£40.0m
Deadline2 Sept 2026
Published23 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 23 Jul 202640 days leftCloses 2 Sept 2026
Who to contact
eleanor.dickson@nhs.scot
+44 1312756000

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How to submit
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Contract value in context
£40.0mtotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£43.2m

This is a large award for Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland)) (‘the authority') acting through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities is undertaking this procurement of supply and delivery of Orthopaedic Power Tools, Bone Cement & Mixers, Pulse Lavage & Tourniquet Equipment and Consumables for use in supporting Orthopaedic surgical procedures 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 of 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’)

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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NHS(Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards

NHS(Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.

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What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d1c0
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
069647-2026
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