GS1 Standards NHS Scotland National Licence (Scan for Safety)

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£69,681published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to UMAL

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a National Licence Agreement to allow Health Boards in Scotland to use GS1 standards as part of the data capture process scanning medical devices. This data will then be transferred through to the Medical Device Data Hub (MDDH) for future use by staff in circumstances such as a product recall.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Jan 2026, 10:12 GMT
Last source update: 19 Jan 2026, 10:12 GMT
Authority reference: NP600125
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-004211
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060861 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: GS1 UK Ltd have exclusive rights to using their GS1 standards, no other supplier can offer membership to these coding standards or membership of their organisation.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:820961)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £69,6811 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UMAL	£69,681 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004211-2026-NP600125-1 · UMAL
Signed
9 Dec 2025
Value
£69,681
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	1	—	—

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff Court HouseReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

UMALAwarded supplier 60 Bishopsgate, London, London, UK, EC2N 4AW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.