Notice Information
Notice Title
Audiological Batteries
Notice Description
Purchase and provision of Hearing Aid and cochlear implant batteries for NHS Scotland
Lot Information
Hearing Aid Batteries Mercury Free
Purchase and provision of Audiological and cochlear implant batteries for NHS Scotland. The Authority intends to award this lot as a Sole Award.
Renewal: The authority may seek to extend by 2 x 2 months
Hearing Aid Batteries 675 Cochlear ImplantsProvision of supply of Hearing Aid Batteries size 675 for Cochlear Implants The authority will awarded a maximum of three suppliers as a multi supplier unranked award.
Renewal: 2 x 12 months extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dda8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019151-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
-
- CPV Codes
31422000 - Battery packs
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- jonathan.stevenson@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH12 9EB
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Drum Brae/Gyle
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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