Official UK procurement notice
NP856 Fire and Security Services and Equipment
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS National Services Scotland (NSS) on behalf of all NHS Scotland Health Boards intends to establish a national Framework Agreement for the supply, installation, maintenance, and support of fire and security systems and associated equipment.
CPV: Installation services of fire protection equipment
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Lots to be defined at ITT stagePlanned
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), intends to undertake a tendering exercise to establish a national Framework Agreement for the provision of Fire and Security Services and Equipment.
The Framework will support all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and associated organisations, covering a wide range of estates environments including acute hospitals, community facilities, laboratories, and office buildings.
The scope is expected to include (but is not limited to):
Fire Safety Systems & Equipment
Fire detection and alarm systems
Fire extinguishers (supply and servicing)
Fire suppression systems
Fire safety signage
Associated installation, planned preventative maintenance, and reactive works
Security Systems & Equipment
CCTV systems
Access control systems
Intruder alarm systems
Perimeter detection
Remote monitoring
Associated installation, planned preventative maintenance, and reactive works
The Framework is expected to be divided into lots, which may include system type and/or geographical region. The final structure will be informed by market engagement.
NSS wishes to engage with suppliers to gather views on the proposed scope, lotting, market capacity and innovation within the sector.
A supplier engagement questionnaire and optional supplier briefing session will be organised. Full details will be communicated following publication of this PIN.
This notice is for market engagement only. It is not a call for competition.
Lot #2Lots to be defined at ITT stagePlanned
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), intends to undertake a tendering exercise to establish a national Framework Agreement for the provision of Fire and Security Services and Equipment.
The Framework will support all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and associated organisations, covering a wide range of estates environments including acute hospitals, community facilities, laboratories, and office buildings.
The scope is expected to include (but is not limited to):
Fire Safety Systems & Equipment
Fire detection and alarm systems
Fire extinguishers (supply and servicing)
Fire suppression systems
Fire safety signage
Associated installation, planned preventative maintenance, and reactive works
Security Systems & Equipment
CCTV systems
Access control systems
Intruder alarm systems
Perimeter detection
Remote monitoring
Associated installation, planned preventative maintenance, and reactive works
The Framework is expected to be divided into lots, which may include system type and/or geographical region. The final structure will be informed by market engagement.
NSS wishes to engage with suppliers to gather views on the proposed scope, lotting, market capacity and innovation within the sector.
A supplier engagement questionnaire and optional supplier briefing session will be organised. Full details will be communicated following publication of this PIN.
This notice is for market engagement only. It is not a call for competition.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) buys Installation services of fire protection equipment (CPV 5170), and who usually turns up
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Installation services of fire protection equipment (CPV 5170) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Scotland.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Scotland.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 56 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid43% / 0%
2–329% / 17%
4–624% / 50%
7+5% / 33%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate57% / 20%
Within ±2%14% / 60%
Above estimate29% / 20%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Lots to be defined at ITT stageCPV 51700000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 10 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid10%
2–340%
4–630%
7+20%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Lots to be defined at ITT stageCPV 51700000Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 10 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid10%
2–340%
4–630%
7+20%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Feb 2026, 14:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2026, 14:50 GMT
- Authority reference
NP856- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016968- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065c3bFind a Tender
Publisher note: An accompanying Request for Information (RFI) document is available for all interested suppliers. Organisations wishing to engage further with National Procurement are invited to complete and return the RFI as outlined within the document. The information gathered will support NP in refining the scope, approach, and commercial strategy for this opportunity. Responses to be sent to [email protected] by 1st April 2026. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=816602. (SC Ref:816602)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
25 Feb 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published239 days ago25 Feb 2026, 14:50 GMT
- Tender notice expected144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.