The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")
Quality Management System (MDR Compliance)
No value published
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") publishes IT Services work continuously — 59 notices, roughly one every 9 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.
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.
Which is the argument for getting on the list rather than winning this one. The incumbent is rarely the last winner — it is the roster. See the retention odds by category →
NSS occupies a unique place in the delivery of Health and Social Care across Scotland in that it manufactures (as defined by the MHRA), owns, manages, procures, maintains, uses, stores and disposes a large variety of Medical Devices (both hardware and software), which are subject to the UK Medical Device Regulations.
As part of the process to achieve and maintain compliance with the Regulations, a Quality Management System (consistent with ISO 13485) is required.
While the regulations do not define the nature of the Quality Management System (QMS), which may be paper based or electronic, NSS is interested in discovering available electronic QMS solutions that will complement the QMS processes.
What the notice asks for
As part of the process to achieve
As part of the process to achieve and maintain compliance with the Regulations, a Quality Management System (consistent with ISO 13485) is required.
Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.
What this notice demands of you
1 named in obligation language, 1 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.
As part of the process to achieve and maintain compliance with the Regulations, a Quality Management System (consistent with ISO 13485) is required.
NSS occupies a unique place in the delivery of Health and Social Care across Scotland in that it manufactures (as defined by the MHRA), owns, manages, procures, maintains, uses, stores and disposes a large variety of Medical Devices (both hardware and software), which are subject to the UK Medical Device Regulations.
Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.
Make the case to bid
Reveal who to approach at The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS"), and generate a go-to-market strategy from their news, accounts and people.
Free to start. Named contacts come from published notices; the strategy is generated from the buyer’s news, accounts and people.
The full intelligence dossier
Our agent reads The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")’s accounts, hunts live signals, finds the people who decide — and hands you a bid strategy plus a go-to-market influence plan, including what your team should post this week. You approve every paid step.
Five included while we’re in beta, and the agent asks before it spends on any paid step.
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-033665
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Buyer ref
- 012232-2022
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.
Who wins this kind of work
The suppliers and buyers around this opportunity — drawn from official award data. Drag to orbit; click a node to explore.
Top suppliers & buyers in IT Services
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")’s tender network
Similar open tenders
UHB Workforce Management Systems
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
CAWT PEACEPLUS - Replacement of Virtual Recovery College Learning Management System for Mental Health Education
Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service