Official UK procurement notice
Calibration Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSNBTS requires a supplier to perform calibrations of a range of portable equipment, the majority of which is environmental monitoring and measuring loggers that require calibration to ISO 17025 by a UKAS accredited provider.
The calibration service will require the collection and return of the equipment from various SNBTS sites. All equipment in scope requires annual calibration.
- Recurrence: 1st March 2029
CPV: Calibration services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Calibration Services - Lot 1 (UKAS)Renewal
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service requires a supplier to calibrate certain pieces of portable environmental monitoring and measuring equipment.
Lot 1 covers the provision of calibration services for environmental measuring / logging equipment used at various locations across the SNBTS operational sites. Calibration of all equipment in lot 1 must be performed in accordance with the current version of ISO 17025 by an accredited organisation. ISO 17025 accreditation plays an important role in supporting the provision of accurate and reliable results which are an essential requirement for certain aspects of SNBTS’s operations.
Lot #2Calibration SErvices - Lot 2Renewal
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service requires a supplier to calibrate certain pieces of portable environmental monitoring and measuring equipment only.
The procurement will cover the provision of calibration services for environmental measuring / logging equipment used at various locations across the SNBTS operational sites.
Lot 2 is for items that do not have to be calibrated in accordance with the requirements of ISO 17025.
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
As per Section 4B of the SPD Bidders must provide information on Economic and Financial Standing in the section of the SPD relating to this.
4B (1.73.1)
Last 3 years’ general/average turnover
Insurance Requirements:
4B (1.73.14)
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: Five Million Pounds Sterling (GBP 5,000,000)
Public Liability: Five Million Pounds Sterling (GBP 5,000,000)
Product Liability: Five Million Pounds Sterling (GBP 5,000,000)
- Technical & professional ability
As per Section 4C (question 1.76.3 - 4C.1.2) of the SPD Bidders must provide information on Services in the section of the SPD relating to this.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 1st March 2029
- First published
- 20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Nov 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NSS08425- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066664- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cfa7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29673. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:813348)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Oct 2025 → 21 Nov 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published371 days ago20 Oct 2025, 12:19 BST
- Submission deadline339 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened339 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.