Notice Information
Notice Title
NP60626 Healthcare Waste Sharps Bins
Notice Description
Commencement of a new procurement process for the supply of Sharps Bins. These will be supplied via our National Distribution Service supporting all Health Boards within NHS Scotland
Lot Information
Lots will be defined at ITT stage
Lots will be fully defined at ITT stage. Procurement will cover the supply of Sharps bins for Clinical Waste streams. These may include yellow, orange, blue, red and purple. To be supplied to all NHS Health Boards across Scotland via National Distribution Service Warehouse
Lots will be defined at ITT stageLots will be fully defined at ITT stage. Procurement will cover the supply of Sharps bins for Clinical Waste streams. These may include yellow, orange, blue, red and purple. To be supplied to all NHS Health Boards across Scotland via National Distribution Service Warehouse
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065a4c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016156-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33141123 - Sharps containers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,800,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Jun 20264 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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