Official UK procurement notice
NP86726 - Testing Kits Assembly & Distribution Service
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis framework supports PHS in providing various testing kits for use across NHS Scotland.
CPV: Medical consumables
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (5.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Supply of PCR KitsCancelledRenewal
The requirement for the awarded supplier is as follows:
Receive FOC inventory items from PHS/PDS as mentioned in each testing kit
Source the supplier managed inventory items
Build the relevant kits as requested
Ship/Despatch the test kits for onward delivery
Manage inventory/stock control of both Supplier Purchased items and FOC provided items from PHS/PDS, triggering the relevant orders/request for more FOC items as and when required.
Lot #2Supply of CARI KitsCancelledRenewal
Receive FOC inventory items from PHS/PDS as mentioned in each testing kit
Source the supplier managed inventory items
Build the relevant kits as requested
Ship/Despatch the test kits for onward delivery
Manage inventory/stock control of both Supplier Purchased items and FOC provided items from PHS/PDS, triggering the relevant orders/request for more FOC items as and when required.
Lot #3Supply of RAP KitsCancelledRenewal
The requirement for the awarded supplier is as follows:
Receive FOC inventory items from PHS/PDS as mentioned in each testing kit
Source the supplier managed inventory items
Build the relevant kits as requested
Ship/Despatch the test kits for onward delivery
Manage inventory/stock control of both Supplier Purchased items and FOC provided items from PHS/PDS, triggering the relevant orders/request for more FOC items as and when required.
Please note no stock is required to be held for these test kits, however the supplier must have the ability to stand up the sourcing/building of these kits within 24 hours notice in response to any future Pandemics.
Lot #4Pick & Pack Service for LFDs (Home Channel)CancelledRenewal
LFDs will be provided FOC from PDS to the awarded the supplier, the requirement for this area is that the awarded supplier will receive electronic notifications of the orders that are required twice daily, the supplier will then take one box of LFDs per order then action as follows:
Apply Shipping label
Despatch for onward delivery
Lot #5Storage & DistributionCancelledRenewal
The supplier is required to store a number of pallets containing FOC supplied Stock from PSD/PHS this will vary depending on demand.
The supplier is required to despatch any relevant orders for Lots 1-4 for onward delivery to the relevant end users as required
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: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
Please refer to the tender document
- Economic & financial standing
Valid Insurance Policies –
Professional Risk Indemnity greater than 2M GBP for the duration of the framework, if current policies expire whilst this framework is live, replacement policies must be shared with NHS no less than 1 month before the current policy expires.
Public Liability Insurance greater than 5M GBP for the duration of the framework, if current policies expire whilst this framework is live, replacement policies must be shared with NHS no less than 1 month before the current policy expires.
- Technical & professional ability
The supplier is required to have the following accreditations:
ISO9001 and ISO14001 and ISO13485 certified or equivalent and can provide evidence of certification
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “NP86726 - Testing Kits Assembly & Distribution Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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
- 30 Apr 2026, 11:12 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Jun 2026 – …
- Authority reference
NP86726- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077212- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068f03Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection process 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 as to why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a
minimum of 10 (ten) clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 (fifteen) if the communication method used is not electronic) between the
date on which the Authority despatches 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 values mentioned cover the full duration of the framework including any extensions (SC Ref:840051)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 Jun 2026 → 13 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period ends143 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published70 days ago13 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £160,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Supply of CARI Kits
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Supply of PCR Kits
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Supply of RAP Kits
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Pick & Pack Service for LFDs (Home Channel)
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Storage & Distribution
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply of PCR Kits | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| 2 · Supply of CARI Kits | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| 3 · Supply of RAP Kits | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| 4 · Pick & Pack Service for LFDs (Home Channel) | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| 5 · Storage & Distribution | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Foundever Global Services LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.