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Published 11 Feb 2025, 12:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Audiological Batteries · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2025awarded 9 Apr 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Purchase and provision of Hearing Aid and cochlear implant batteries for NHS Scotland

CPV: Battery packs

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 4 suppliers · 1 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.3 per place) · 1 appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Hearing Aid Batteries Mercury FreeAwardedRenewal

Purchase and provision of Audiological and cochlear implant batteries for NHS Scotland.

The Authority intends to award this lot as a Sole Award.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The authority may seek to extend by 2 x 2 monthsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
31422000 Battery packs
Lot #2Hearing Aid Batteries 675 Cochlear ImplantsAwardedRenewal

Provision of supply of Hearing Aid Batteries size 675 for Cochlear Implants

The authority will awarded a maximum of three suppliers as a multi supplier unranked award.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 2 x 12 months extensionsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
31422000 Battery packs

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Training & Support: 20%
  • price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Training & Support: 20
  • Price: 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Audiological Batteries” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Feb 2025, 12:33 GMT
Last source update
6 May 2025, 15:20 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
NP65424
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019151
Classification (CPV)
Battery packs
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dda8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

Publisher note: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Audiological Batteries (‘Products’) 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 Join Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable and Scottish Hospices. The estimated values referred to in Section II.1.5 and 11.2.6 covers the 36 months contract duration plus the 2 x 12 months extension period of the framework agreement (SC Ref:796586)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Mar 2025 → 6 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 May 2025, 15:20 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 May 2025, 15:20 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 9 Apr 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Hearing Aid Batteries Mercury Free

    Signed
    9 Apr 2025
    Value
    £2,250,000
    Status
    active

  • Hearing Aid Batteries 675 Cochlear Implants

    Signed
    9 Apr 2025
    Value
    £250,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Hearing Aid Batteries Mercury Free1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · Hearing Aid Batteries 675 Cochlear Implants1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria