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# The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-115937). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) is a NHS & health based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 292 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
- **Classification:** NHS & health
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-115937` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 292
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £111m (median award: £316k) across 61 of 61 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-115937

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 13 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 39% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 100 (54%), Framework: 83 (45%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 67 (36%), Open: 67 (36%), Route not published: 48 (26%), Selective: 2 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 103 notices, last 24 months (56% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 43 notices, last 24 months (23% of this period)
3. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 10 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 8 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 6 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[B. Braun Medical Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/b-braun-medical-limited-coh-02296559):** 24 procedures (108 awards)
2. **[Sandoz](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sandoz-coh-01547204):** 15 procedures (25 awards)
3. **[Teva UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teva-uk-ltd-coh-00302461):** 14 procedures (30 awards)
4. **[Medtronic Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/medtronic-limited-coh-01070807):** 14 procedures (84 awards)
5. **[Pfizer Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pfizer-ltd-coh-00526209):** 13 procedures (22 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Advanced Health and Care](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/advanced-health-and-care-coh-02939302):** £15m · [National Out Of Hours Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-out-of-hours-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-0543ae)
2. **[Seqirus UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/seqirus-uk-ltd-coh-09614642):** £9.6m · [Flu Vaccines for Over-65s as recommended by JCVI for 2026/27](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/np93826-seasonal-influenza-vaccine-ocds-h6vhtk-05acb5)
3. **[Seqirus UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/seqirus-uk-ltd-coh-09614642):** £9.2m · [Influenza Vaccine for adults aged 65 years and above as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seasonal-influenza-vaccines-ocds-h6vhtk-04b34b)
4. **[Microsoft Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/microsoft-ltd-coh-01624297):** £9.0m · [Microsoft Unified Performance Support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-unified-performance-support-ocds-h6vhtk-061257)
5. **[Computacenter](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/computacenter-coh-03110569):** £8.4m · [Microsoft Unified Performance Support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-unified-performance-support-ocds-h6vhtk-061257)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 8
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-115937#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-115937
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt