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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-322). 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 466 published procedures, with 2 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-322` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 466
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £7.3m (median award: £7.3m) across 1 of 1 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-322

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Framework: 4 (80%), Contract: 1 (20%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 5 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Food, drink, tobacco](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) (CPV 15):** 2 notices, last 24 months (40% of this period)
2. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 2 notices, last 24 months (40% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 2 notices, last 24 months (40% of this period)
4. **[Electrical machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consumables-lig-31000000) (CPV 31):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
5. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Medtronic Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/medtronic-limited-coh-01070807):** 25 procedures (78 awards)
2. **[Baxter Healthcare Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/baxter-healthcare-ltd-coh-00461365):** 22 procedures (48 awards)
3. **[B. Braun Medical Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/b-braun-medical-limited-coh-02296559):** 19 procedures (64 awards)
4. **[Stryker UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stryker-uk-ltd-coh-03669454):** 18 procedures (63 awards)
5. **[Teva UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teva-uk-ltd-coh-00302461):** 17 procedures (29 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/roche-diagnostics-limited-coh-00571546):** £7.3m · [Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) Managed Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nucleic-acid-testing-nat-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04b094)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **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-322#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-322
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt