Official UK procurement notice
Cath Labs and Cardiology Stents
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought23 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is a renewal tender for NP63520 and NP63520a Cath Labs and Cardiology Stents. This tender will be for consumable products only which are applicable to the commodity area mentioned above.
- Recurrence: We intend to retender prior to the expiry of this framework.
CPV: Balloon catheters · Balloons · Catheters · Medical consumables
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 30 bids on the busiest of 23 lots · 26 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (23)Procurement structure
23 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 23 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Balloon CathetersCancelled
Provision of Balloon Catheters for use in Cardiology.
Lot #2Diagnostic CathetersCancelled
Provision of Diagnostic Catheters for use in Cardiology.
Lot #3Guide CathetersCancelled
Provision of Guide Catheters for use in cardiology.
Lot #4Guide Extension CathetersCancelled
Provision of Guide Extension Catheters for use in cardiology.
Lot #5Femoral IntroducersCancelled
Provision of Femoral Introducers for use in Cardiology.
Lot #6Radial IntroducersCancelled
Provision of Radial Introducers for use in Cardiology.
Lot #7Radial Compression DevicesCancelled
Provision of Radial Compression Devices for use in Cardiology.
Lot #8FFR Measurement SystemsCancelled
Provision of FFR Measurement Systems for use in Cardiology.
Lot #9Intra Aortic Balloon CathetersCancelled
Provision of Intra Aortic Balloon Catheters for use in Cardiology
Lot #10Inflation DevicesCancelled
Provision of Inflation Devices for use in Cardiology.
Lot #11Vascular Closure DevicesCancelled
Provision of Vascular Closure Devices for use in Cardiology.
Lot #12IVUS ConsumablesCancelled
Provision of IVUS Consumables for use in Cardiology.
Lot #13OCT ConsumablesCancelled
Provision of OCT Consumables for use in Cardiology.
Lot #14Workhorse DESCancelled
Provision of Workhorse Drug Eluting Stents for use in Cardiology.
Lot #15High Risk Bleed DESCancelled
Provision of High Risk Bleed Drug Eluting Stents for use in Cardiology.
Lot #16Niche DESCancelled
Provision of niche Drug Eluting Stents for use in cardiology.
Lot #17Drug Eluting BalloonsCancelled
Provision of Drug Eluting Balloons for use in Cardiology.
Lot #18MicrocathetersCancelled
Provision of Microcatheters for use in Cardiology.
Lot #19Angio GuidewiresCancelled
Provision of Angio Guidewires for use in Cardiology.
Lot #20Calcium ManagementCancelled
Calcium Management for use in Cardiology.
This lot is UNSCORED.
Lot #21AccessoriesCancelled
Accessories - Unscored Lot.
This Lot is for items which don't fall into Lots 1-20 but are used in association with an item(s) submitted in another Lot. These items must be relevant to any of the items within Lots 1-20 of the framework. The Authority reserves the right to accept or decline any items submitted into this Lot onto the framework. Suppliers are only awarded to this Lot if they have been successfully awarded to one of the scored Lots (1-20).
Lot #22InnovationCancelled
Innovation - Unscored Lot.
For unique and new items which are yet to be made available to the market, but will become available over the duration of the framework. They must be the first of its kind to the market, with no other equivalent available. These items must be relevant to any of the items within Lots 1-20. The Authority reserves the right to accept or decline any items submitted into this Lot onto the framework. Suppliers are automatically awarded to this Lot if they have been successfully awarded to any of the other Lots (1-20).
Lot #23Commitment and CollaborationCancelled
Commitment Lot - Unscored.
This Lot is for suppliers who have been awarded to one or more of the scored Lots (1-20). The purpose of this Lot is to allow suppliers to propose commitment (value or volume) or collaboration (multi Health Boards) structures, which will result in improved value for end users or Health Boards. Please detail below any improved value offers below.
What it takes to wini
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Environmental | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Balloon Catheters | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 10 · Inflation Devices | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 11 · Vascular Closure Devices | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 12 · IVUS Consumables | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 13 · OCT Consumables | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 14 · Workhorse DES | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 15 · High Risk Bleed DES | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 16 · Niche DES | 40 | 60 | 10 | |
| 17 · Drug Eluting Balloons | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 18 · Microcatheters | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 19 · Angio Guidewires | 30 | 60 | 10 | |
| 2 · Diagnostic Catheters | 30 | 60 | 10 |
7 more lots publish their own split on the notice.
- Economic & financial standing
(1) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate in respect of the activities which are similar type to the subject matter of the notice.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide statement of accounts or extracts relating to their business.
See contract/tender documentation which incorporates the requirements of the SPD (Scotland) and the financial period of reporting is the previous 3 financial years.
Minimum: Professional Risk Indemnity: GBP 2,000,000 Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: GBP 5,000,000 Public Liability: GBP 5,000,000 Product Liability: GBP 5,000,000
- Price carries 60 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 6 points.
- “Cath Labs and Cardiology Stents” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Yes · We intend to retender prior to the expiry of this framework.
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2026, 11:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Feb 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NP63526- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055594- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056550Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection process has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the Framework Agreement which notification will contain, among other information, a summary of the reasons as to why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a minimum of 10 (ten) clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 (fifteen) if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority despatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant Framework Agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the Framework Agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the Framework Agreement has been entered
into include the setting aside of the decision to award the Framework Agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been 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 value in II.1.5 is for the full duration of the framework. (SC Ref:833339)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Jan 2026 → 12 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected284 days ago12 Jan 2026
- Admission / appointment period ends249 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened249 days ago16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published133 days ago12 Jun 2026, 11:23 BST
Notice history
9 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jan 2026- Published value updated to £40,800,0007 Jan 2026, 10:59 GMTwas £44,000,000
- Status changed to active7 Jan 2026, 10:59 GMT
- Procurement method changed7 Jan 2026, 10:59 GMT
- Deadline published: 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT7 Jan 2026, 10:59 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled7 Jan 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Status changed to active7 Jan 2026, 11:50 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled7 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to active7 Jan 2026, 16:42 GMT
- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2026, 11:23 BST
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-01: 3 releases · 7 Jan 2026, 7 Jan 2026
- 2025-07: 1 release · 24 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast23 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 20 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £21,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Balloon Catheters
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Inflation Devices
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Vascular Closure Devices
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
IVUS Consumables
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Workhorse DES
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
High Risk Bleed DES
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Niche DES
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Drug Eluting Balloons
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Microcatheters
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Angio Guidewires
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Calcium Management
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Diagnostic Catheters
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Accessories
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Innovation
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Commitment and Collaboration
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
OCT Consumables
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Guide Catheters
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Guide Extension Catheters
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Femoral Introducers
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Radial Introducers
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Balloon Catheters | 15bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad | 12 | — | — |
| 2 · Diagnostic Catheters | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 3 · Guide Catheters | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 4 · Guide Extension Catheters | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 5 · Femoral Introducers | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 6 · Radial Introducers | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 7 · Radial Compression Devices | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 9 | — | — |
| 8 · FFR Measurement Systems | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 9 · Intra Aortic Balloon Catheters | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 10 · Inflation Devices | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 11 · Vascular Closure Devices | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 12 · IVUS Consumables | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 13 · OCT Consumables | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 14 · Workhorse DES | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 15 · High Risk Bleed DES | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 16 · Niche DES | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 17 · Drug Eluting Balloons | 14bids · 14 electronic · 14 from abroad | 11 | — | — |
| 18 · Microcatheters | 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 19 · Angio Guidewires | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 20 · Calcium Management | 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 21 · Accessories | 30bids · 30 electronic · 30 from abroad | 24 | — | — |
| 22 · Innovation | 30bids · 30 electronic · 30 from abroad | 24 | — | — |
| 23 · Commitment and Collaboration | 30bids · 30 electronic · 30 from abroad | 24 | — | — |
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Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria