Official UK procurement notice
NHS Lothian Radiotherapy Linacs
Authority: Lothian Health Board
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTwo linear accelerators (Linacs) are to be replaced and installed at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre located at Western General Hospital within NHS Lothian, as they have reached the end of their recommended life-expectancy and are due for replacement under the Scottish Government’s Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP).
This is being tendered as two lots, with the award to a single supplier for each lot.
Lot 1 (ED4): A linac to match and provide back-up to LA6 with nominal energies 6 MV and 10 MV, including Flattening Filter Free (FFF)
Lot 2 (ED5): A linac capable of on-line Adaptive Radiotherapy (ART)
The successful Supplier will be required to perform as the Prime Contractor for the supply and installation of the Product.
CPV: Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1A linac to match and provide back-up to LA6 with nominal energies 6 MV and 10 MV, including Flattening Filter Free (FFF)
A linac to match and provide back-up to LA6 with nominal energies 6 MV and 10 MV, including Flattening Filter Free (FFF)
Lot #2A linac capable of on-line Adaptive Radiotherapy (ART)
A linac capable of on-line Adaptive Radiotherapy (ART)
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- NHS Requirement: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- NHS Requirement: 70
- Cost: 30
- Suitability
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of GBP 5.7M for Lot 1 and GBP 5.7M for Lot 2 for the last 3 years. 4B.2.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of GBP 5.7M for Lot 1 and GBP 5.7M for Lot 2 for the last 3 years in th…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Goods
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 May 2026, 12:07 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 12:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Jun 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NPLOT07826- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042442- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069483Find 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 notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the contract agreement which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operators was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority dispatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant contract agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the contract 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 contract agreement has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the contract agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the contract agreement has been entered into will not affect the contract 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 contract agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The estimated values referred to in Section II.1.5 covers the 24 months contract duration of the contract agreement. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31200. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31200. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Tender requirement is for the successful bidder to act as Prime Contractor Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It is a mandatory requirement that potential contract participants agree to support the concept, provision and ongoing development of community benefits provision in relation to this contract. Potential contract participants are required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a brief summary of the community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and also what impact and outcomes these have achieved. Potential contract participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this contract if successful or, alternatively, potential contract participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits. For further information please visit NHSS - www.nss.nhs.scot/procurement-and-logistics/sustainability/access-our-community-benefit-gateway/ (SC Ref:829960)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
Timeline
8 May 2026 → 9 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published170 days ago8 May 2026, 12:07 BST
- Submission deadline138 days ago9 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened138 days ago9 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.