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Published 3 Apr 2025, 15:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Thermometer Probe Covers (Cardinal)

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 18 Mar 2025no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Single Use Disposable thermometer probe covers used exclusively with the Cardinal Health Genius tympanic thermometer.

CPV: Thermometers

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland)…Awarded

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities is undertaking this procurement for supply of Tympanic Thermometer Probe Covers for exclusive use in conjunction with Cardinal Health Genius Tympanic Thermometers to the National Distribution Centre, Larkhall ML9 2QX 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.

Delivery: Scotland

38412000 Thermometers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
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: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Apr 2025, 15:41 BST
Last source update: 30 Sept 2026, 13:02 BST
Authority reference: NP609/25
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-092349
Classification (CPV): Thermometers
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fce2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The award of the contract without prior publication is justified because the thermometer probe covers in this contract are dedicated

Publisher note: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Single Use Thermometer Probe covers for use with Genius Tympanic Thermometer (‘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 12 month extension period of the framework agreement. (SC Ref:794328) (SC Ref:844321)

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
30 Sept 2026, 13:02 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 18 Mar 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 012887-2025-NP609/25-1
Signed
18 Mar 2025
Value
£246,000
Status
active
Thermometer Probe Covers (Cardinal)
Signed
18 Mar 2025
Value
£738,000
Status
active
- Change Change to value of framework., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Health Board demand increased year on year and the value of the framework has increased

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)

Contracting authority 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)Contracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth Edinburgh, ScotlandContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body Edinburgh

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Cardinal Health UK 432 LimitedFramework contractor Princes Exchange, Princes Square Leeds, west yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 4HY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.