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# NP86721 PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/np86721-pcr-test-kit-assembly-and-distribution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02b618). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS"): "NP86721 PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution Service". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £12,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-322)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 June 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Packaging and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b618`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/np86721-pcr-test-kit-assembly-and-distribution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02b618#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/np86721-pcr-test-kit-assembly-and-distribution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02b618#participate

## Description
The assembly, distribution, and delivery of PCR test kits across Scotland

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79920000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £12,000,000
- **Description:** The scope of this procurement covers the assembly, distribution, and delivery of PCR test kits across Scotland. There are a number of key
components to this service, namely (1) the warehousing of products, (2) the preparation of specific kit producti...
- **Contract Period:** 14/08/2021 to 14/08/2026

### Lot 2: Storage and Distribution of Test Consumables
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79920000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The scope of the procurement covers the distribution, and delivery of test kits and consumables across Scotland. There are a number of key components to this service, namely the warehousing of products, the fulfilment and delivery of orders, and retu...
- **Contract Period:** 14/08/2021 to 14/08/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution (active)
  - Award id: `021551-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Sykes Global Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153591`
  - Value: £8,658,376 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Storage and Distribution of Test Consumables (active)
  - Award id: `021551-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Sykes Global Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153591`
  - Value: £2,134,088 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution (active)
  - Award id: `037817-2025-NP68721-1`
  - Supplier(s): **SYKES Global Services Ltd, Sykes Global Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153591`
  - Value: £10,800,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Storage and Distribution of Test Consumables (active)
  - Award id: `037879-2025-NP86721-1`
  - Supplier(s): **SYKES Global Services Ltd, Sykes Global Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153591`
  - Value: £10,800,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,658,376
  - Signed Date: 16/08/2021

- **Contract:** Storage and Distribution of Test Consumables (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,134,088
  - Signed Date: 16/08/2021

- **Contract:** PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,800,000
  - Signed Date: 16/08/2021

- **Contract:** Storage and Distribution of Test Consumables (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,800,000
  - Signed Date: 16/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037879-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-07T13:51:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:33:54.339Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b618