Official UK procurement notice
Radiotherapy Linac - NHS Tayside
Authority: NHS Tayside (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOne linear accelerator was to be replaced and installed within NHS Tayside (code DD2) located at the Tayside Cancer Centre at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee as it had reached the end of its recommended life-expectancy and was due for replacement under the Scottish Government’s Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP).
CPV: Installation services of radiotherapy equipment · Radiotherapy devices and supplies · Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1One linear accelerator was to be replaced (code DD2) and installed at the Tayside…AwardedPublished value£2,750,000
One linear accelerator was to be replaced (code DD2) and installed at the Tayside Cancer Centre located at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee as it had reached the end of its recommended life-expectancy and was due for replacement under the Scottish Government’s Radiotherapy Capital Equipment Replacement Programme (CERP).
The implementation of these Products would be undertaken by the Contractor on a “turnkey” basis. Contractors were required to provide detailed information in relation to the turnkey arrangements. It was expected that all Contractors would require to undertake site visit(s) to the Tayside Cancer Centre location in order to understand requirements and inform Contractors’ responses to this NHS Requirement.
It was intended that an award will be made to one successful Contractor who would act in the role of Prime Contractor for supply of all Products and associated services to the Board. This meant that the successful Contractor should assume full responsibility for supply of all Products and associated services. The successful Contractor should be solely responsible for effecting any sub-contracting or collaborative arrangements required with other suppliers to allow the successful Contractor to meet this commitment.
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)
- NHS Requirement: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- NHS Requirement: 70
- Cost: 30
- 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.
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of GBP5.5m for the last 3 years. 4B.2.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of GBP5.5m for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. 4B.5 It is a requirement of…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Mar 2025, 15:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2026, 16:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 May 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NPTAY04025- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003643- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04efd1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Contract Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Contract 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 Contract Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The estimated value referred to in Section II.1.7 covers the 24 months contract duration (to the end of the warranty period). (SC Ref:820762)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 May 2025, 10:00 BST
Timeline
1 May 2025 → 15 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened1 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Notice published280 days ago15 Jan 2026, 16:42 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Jan 2026, 16:42 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varian Medical Systems UK LtdSME | £2,809,058 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003643-2026-NPTAY04025-1 · Varian Medical Systems UK LtdSME
- Signed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Value
- £2,809,058
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Varian Medical Systems UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.