Official UK procurement notice
Surgical Gowns single use, Theatre Scrub brushes & Headwear
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFor the supply of Surgical Gowns single use, Theatre Scrub brushes & Headwear delivered into NHS Scotland NDS Larkhall for distribution to NHS health boards across Scotland.
CPV: Medical consumables
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 16 suppliers · 13 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.8 per place) · 8 appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Surgical Gowns single use SterileCancelledRenewal
The authority requires a range of single use Surgical Gowns sterile across various sizes to be supplied into the NDS (National Distribution Centre) for delivery to all NHS Scotland health boards.
The Authority intends to award a maximum of 4 Suppliers to this lot.
Lot #2Non Sterile GownCancelledRenewal
The authority requires a range of single use surgical gowns non sterile only to be purchased in the event of another pandemic as part of the Supply Chain resilience.
These will not be purchased as BAU product and will be non sterile and no towels included.
The Authority intends to award a maximum of 4 Suppliers for this LOT.
Lot #3Theatre Scrub BrushesCancelledRenewal
The authority required a range of Theatre Scrub Brushes to be supplied into the NDS (National Distribution Centre) for delivery to all NHS Scotland health boards.
The Authority envisages to award a maximum of 4 Suppliers to this lot.
Lot #4Theatre HeadwearCancelledRenewal
The authority required a range of Theatre headwear to be supplied into the NDS (National Distribution Centre) for delivery to all NHS Scotland health boards.
The Authority envisages to award a maximum of 4 Suppliers to this lot.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Environmental | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Surgical Gowns single use Sterile | 10% | 70% | 20% | |
| 2 · Non Sterile Gown | 10% | 70% | 20% | |
| 3 · Theatre Scrub Brushes | 10% | 70% | 20% | |
| 4 · Theatre Headwear | 10% | 70% | 20% |
- Price carries 70 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 7 points.
- “Surgical Gowns single use, Theatre Scrub brushes & Headwear” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 16 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
- 7 Feb 2025, 13:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jul 2025, 14:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037462- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dcc4Find 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 Framework Agreement has be 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 (Surgical Gowns and headwear and scrub brushes surgical….) (‘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 Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’), where applicable, i.e. Scottish Hospices, Northern Irelands trusts etc.. The estimated values referred to in Section II.I.5 and II.2.6 covers the 24 months contract duration and the 36 month extension period of the framework agreement. (SC Ref:802894)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Mar 2025 → 4 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until9 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published4 Jul 2025, 14:17 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Jul 2025, 14:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Non Sterile Gown
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £3,529,785
- Status
- active
Theatre Scrub Brushes
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £182,100
- Status
- active
Theatre Headwear
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £415,390
- Status
- active
Surgical Gowns single use Sterile
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £3,650,452
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Surgical Gowns single use Sterile | 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Non Sterile Gown | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Theatre Scrub Brushes | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Theatre Headwear | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- A2B HealthcareFramework contractor
- Ataraxia Personal Care LimitedFramework contractor
- GS Medical HealthcareFramework contractor
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LTDFramework contractor
- Molnlycke Health CareFramework contractor
- Nuline MedicalFramework contractor
- Polyco HealthlineFramework contractor
- Praxis medical ltdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria