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Published 20 Mar 2025, 10:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ECG Electrodes · 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 procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2025awarded 6 Jan 2026
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The provision of ECG Electrodes including Adult Holter, Short and Long term monitoring, MRI and Radiolucent, resting 12-lead and stress. Neonatal Pre-wired and radiolucent and Paediatrics Monitoring and 4mm slot connection

  • Recurrence: Contract Award Notice December 2025.

CPV: Electrodes

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 8 suppliers · 7 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.9 per place) · 7 appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Adult ECG ElectrodesCancelledRenewal

Adult ECG electrodes including Holter, Short and long term monitoring, MRI and Radiolucent, resting 12-lead and stress

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 1 x 12 month option to extendVariant bids: not allowed
31711140 Electrodes
Lot #2Paediatric and Neonatal ECG ElectrodesCancelledRenewal

Paediatric electrodes including Monitoring and 4mm slot connection. Neonatal electrodes including pre-wired and radiolucent.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 1 x 12 months extension availableVariant bids: not allowed
31711140 Electrodes

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: 30%Price: 60%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Product Evaluation: 15%
  • Service & Support: 15%
  • Price: 60%
  • Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Product Evaluation: 15
  • Service & Support: 15
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below

    Minimum: The Bidder should provide its (“general”) yearly turnover for the last 3 years The Bidder should provide its yearly (“specific”) turnover in the business area(s) covered by the contract for the last 3 years Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance GBP 5,000,000 minimum Public L…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “ECG Electrodes” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 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
Yes · Contract Award Notice December 2025.
First published
20 Mar 2025, 10:23 GMT
Last source update
9 Jan 2026, 13:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Aug 2025 – …
Authority reference
NP621/25
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001865
Classification (CPV)
Electrodes
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef80 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

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 Breathing circuits, patient interfaces and associated consumables (‘Products’ 'services') as outlined further below 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 Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 Partnership (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’). NOTE: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required. To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code 29415 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the dropdown. Please note that once you (SC Ref:820134)

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
1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 9 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published287 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 13:28 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025
  1. Status changed to active
    2 Jul 2025, 15:01 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    2 Jul 2025, 15:01 BST
  3. Deadline published: 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    2 Jul 2025, 15:01 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    9 Jan 2026, 13:28 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 7admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 73 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 6 Jan 2026

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

Contracts

  • Adult ECG Electrodes

    Signed
    6 Jan 2026
    Value
    £750,000
    Status
    active

  • Paediatric and Neonatal ECG Electrodes

    Signed
    6 Jan 2026
    Value
    £100,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Adult ECG Electrodes7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad3——
2 · Paediatric and Neonatal ECG Electrodes7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad3——

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, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Framework contractors & participating bidders

7 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.