Official UK procurement notice
NP57026 Disposable Medical Pulp and Associated Products
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Supply of Disposable Medical Pulp Products & Related Options used extensively across NHS Scotland health boards and the Scottish Ambulance Service.
CPV: Medical consumables · Pulp
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 8 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 8 lots (0.8 per place) · 3 appointed
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 8 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Urinal SystemsCancelledRenewal
Mandatory items:
Female Urinal
Male Urinal Bottle - Round (up to 900ml)
Male Urinal Bottle - Square (up to 900ml)
Lot #2Bed Pan SytemsCancelledRenewal
Mandatory Items:
Bed Pan Liner 2000ml
Bed Pan Support (Compatible with bed pan liner)
Lot #3General PurposeCancelledRenewal
Mandatory Items:
Kidney Dish 700ml
Graduated Measuring Jug 1000ml
Multi Cup 300ml
Shallow Tray 225mm x 135mm x 20mm (or nearest equivalent size)
Deep Tray 216mm x 143mm x 38mm (or nearest equivalent size)
Lot #4Slipper Pan SystemsCancelledRenewal
Mandatory Items:
Slipper Pan Liner 1300ml
Slipper Pan Liner 2000ml
Lot #5Detergent Proof WashbowlsCancelledRenewal
Mandatory Items:
Washbowl Detergent Proof 4000ml
Lot #6BowlsCancelledRenewal
Mandatory Items:
Graduated Small Bowl 1000ml
Graduated Medium Bowl 1700ml
Lot #7Absorbent PowderCancelledRenewal
Absorbent Powder for use in the solidification of urine/liquid, used in conjunction with disposable pulp products.
Mandatory Items:
Absorbent Powder (Sachets) or closest equivalent
Lot #8Paper Medicne PotsCancelledRenewal
Mandatory Items:
Waxed Paper Medicine Pot 28ml or closest equivalent volume
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)
- Technical: 20%
- Cost: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 20
- Cost: 80
- 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.
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “NP57026 Disposable Medical Pulp and Associated Products” 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Jan 2026, 13:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 16:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Mar 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055416- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060fafFind 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 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 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 Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of (add description here…) (‘Products’) 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 Join Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable and Scottish Hospices. The estimated values referred to in Section II.1.5 and 11.2.6 covers the 24 months contract duration and the 2 x 12 month extension periods of the framework agreement. (SC Ref:834167)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 11 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period ends234 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened234 days ago3 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published133 days ago11 Jun 2026, 16:33 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2026, 16:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 8 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Urinal Systems
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bed Pan Sytems
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Slipper Pan Systems
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Detergent Proof Washbowls
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bowls
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Paper Medicne Pots
- Signed
- 29 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
General Purpose
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Absorbent Powder
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Urinal Systems | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Bed Pan Sytems | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · General Purpose | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · Slipper Pan Systems | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 5 · Detergent Proof Washbowls | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 6 · Bowls | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 7 · Absorbent Powder | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 8 · Paper Medicne Pots | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sherriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Medscience Distribution LtdFramework contractor
- Omni-Pac Group MFPFramework contractor
- Polyco HealthlineFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria