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Published 26 May 2026, 08:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHSDG Estates & Property Insurance Inspection - Pressure Systems & LOLER

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Health Board

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£90,000exc. VAT22.2% below final estimate
Submissions closed 2 Jul 2026awarded 13 Oct 2026
Awarded to British Engineering Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The key services being sought are inspection of steam and hot water boilers, autoclaves, medical gas and compressed air systems, additionally a number of pressure systems that do not meet the requirements of PSSR will need inspected for the purposes of PUWER. Lifting equipment for inspection will include patient hoists, passenger and goods lifts and other lifting equipment including slings within NHSDG properties throughout Dumfries & Galloway. For clarity, out of hours refers to any work or call before 7am and after 5pm Monday to Friday, Saturday, Sunday and any public holiday as designated by NHS Scotland.

  • Recurrence: Three years

CPV: Engineering insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£90,000
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: 12 month extension in blocks of 1 x 12 months.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    It is a mandatory requirement that the Contractor must hold accreditation by UKAS to BS EN ISO/IEC 17020:2004 for a Type A inspection body and provide proof of accreditation.

    The Contractor must ensure that all staff and operatives are fully certificated by an appropriate regulatory body and must be suitably qualified and certified to carry out the work.

    It is a mandatory requirement of NHSDG that all contractors must be registered as CHAS Advanced members proof of registration will be required prior to acceptance of any contractor. If not CHAS Advanced registered at the time of submission of the SPD, then a stated undertaking that if successful at the ITT stage this will be achieved within six months of contract award is acceptable at this stage.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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.

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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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 · Three years
First published
26 May 2026, 08:40 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2026, 09:08 BST
Authority reference
NHSDG0062026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097267
Classification (CPV)
Engineering insurance services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a28b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The conditions of contract are the NEC4 Term Services Short Contract June 2017 (with amendments October 2020).

Publisher note: (SC Ref:845569)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Jul 2026 → 15 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline115 days ago
    2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected94 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published10 days ago
    15 Oct 2026, 09:08 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Oct 2026, 09:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £70,0381 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
British Engineering Services Ltd£70,038 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dumfries and Galloway Health Board

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Mountainhall Treatment Centre, Bankend Road, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 4APContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS Dumfries & GallowayReview contact point Dumfries
  • Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsMediation body Edinburgh
  • Sherrif CourtReview body Dumfries

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • British Engineering Services LtdAwarded supplier Trinity Building,, Manchester, UK, M2 6HYContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria