Official UK procurement notice
NP43226 Nitric Oxide Therapy
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
Supply of Nitric Oxide Therapy to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award the Framework Agreement as an unranked multi-supplier framework agreement to a maximum of four (4) Framework Participants.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Nitric Oxide Therapy to NHS Scotland.
CPV: Gas cylinders · Gas distribution · Gases · Medical gases · Pharmaceutical products
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How this framework works
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- up to 4 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Supply of Nitric Oxide Therapy to NHS ScotlandRenewalPublished value£941,908
Supply of Nitric Oxide Therapy to NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award the Framework Agreement as an unranked multi-supplier framework agreement to a maximum of four (4) Framework Participants. Full details of Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT (Invitation to Tender) documents.
What it takes to wini
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Published sub-criteria (6)
- Quality of Service: 15%
- Delivery System: 10%
- Contingency Plan(s): 5%
- Account Management: 5%
- Training, Educational, and Support Materials: 5%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (6)
- Quality of Service: 15
- Delivery System: 10
- Contingency Plan(s): 5
- Account Management: 5
- Training, Educational, and Support Materials: 5
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any situation referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Technical & professional ability
(a) Potential Framework Participants must be able to demonstrate the existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL, PLGB, or PLPI number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered medicines at start date of the Framework Agreement.
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(b) Potential Framework Participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent.
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(c) All medical devices tendered and associated ancillaries supplied under this Framework Agreement will comply with Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (SI 2002 No 618, as amended) (UK MDR 2002), have an appropriate declaration of conformity and display a valid CE, CE UKNI or UKCA mark.
[AND]
(d) Potential Framework Participants are required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond.
Minimum: (a) Confirmation of existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL, PLGB, PLPI number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered medicines at the start date of the Framework Agreement should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under the…
- 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.
- “NP43226 Nitric Oxide Therapy” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") runs Industrial gases (CPV 2411) tenders for its clients, and who usually turns up
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") buys for other bodies; its column covers all its clients. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Industrial gases (CPV 2411) →
How the contest usually goes
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1 bid7% / 0%
2–319% / 100%
4–630% / 0%
7+45% / 0%
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Lot #1Supply of Nitric Oxide Therapy to NHS ScotlandCPV 2411Published estimate£942k
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1 bid58%
2–339%
4–62%
7+1%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| AIR PRODUCTS PLCWorked for this buyer | NP37324 Bulk Medical Liquid Oxygen and Associated Equipment and Servicesnotice published Oct 2024 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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BOC LtdLarge | £21m46 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 14 live · £215k i | 6% below n=3 |
AIR PRODUCTS PLCLarge | £31m10 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £2 i | 5% above n=1 |
AIR PRODUCTS PLCLarge | £31m10 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £2 i | 5% above n=1 |
| £5.0m5 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 3 live · £17k i | no comparable pairs | |
BTG GasesSME | 7 awards in 36m · last 17 months ago | 6 live · £6 i | no comparable pairs |
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Nov 2026, 10:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2026, 10:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Dec 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107885- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bb5bFind a Tender
- 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 framework agreement which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operator(s) were 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 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 estimated value referred to in Section II.1.5 covers the twenty-four (24) month contract duration and the twenty-four (24) month extension period of the Framework Agreement. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 33163. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 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 Framework Participants agree to support the concept, provision, and ongoing development of community benefits provision in relation to the Framework Agreement. Potential Framework Participants are required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a summary of the community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and what impact and outcomes these have achieved. Potential Framework Participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of the Framework Agreement if successful or, alternatively, Potential Framework 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 Community Benefit Gateway (https://www.nss.nhs.scot/procurement-and-logistics/sustainability/access-our-community-benefit-gateway/). (SC Ref:848306)
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Public Contracts Scotland- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Nov 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · 3 dates- Notice publishedjust passed13 Nov 2026, 10:54 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 31 days · period end, not a bid countdown14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 31 days14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.