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Injection Equipment Paraphernalia

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

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

22 Oct 2026 at 15:34

Tender Notice
Planning

04 Aug 2026 at 09:01

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Public Services Delivery Scotland, through its procurement division, is buying and delivering drug-injection equipment and harm-reduction supplies for NHS Scotland health boards and other NHS organisations across Scotland. The requirement covers individual items such as needles, syringes, foil, water for injection, wipes, acids, filters, sharps containers and spoons; pre-packed single-use equipment for people who use drugs, including performance- and image-enhancing drugs; and approved naloxone products, supplied as pre-filled injection devices or nasal sprays. Two further lots cover future harm-reduction innovations, including inhalation devices, and suppliers’ discounted combination offers to NHS boards. The framework is intended to support services providing safer-use equipment and naloxone to people who use drugs.

The buyer invited tenders using an open procedure for a framework agreement, with an electronic auction. The procurement is divided into five lots: individual equipment, pre-packed kits, naloxone, unscored innovations and unscored combination offers. Bidders for the innovation and combination lots must also win a place on at least one of the first three lots. The deadline for tenders was 19 November 2026 at 12:00; the contract period for each lot is 1,440 days, with no renewal. The estimated total value is £4 million. For the first two lots, evaluation is 50% price, 35% service and 15% quality; naloxone is assessed 65% on price and 35% on service. The buyer requires electronic catalogues and does not allow variant bids.

This opportunity suits suppliers able to provide medical injection equipment, drug-use harm-reduction supplies, pre-packed kits or guideline-compliant naloxone products at a scale suitable for NHS organisations across Scotland. Suppliers should be equipped to deliver electronic catalogues and name the staff assigned to the work. Financial selection requires turnover information for the previous three financial years, including activities similar to the procurement, and business accounts or extracts. Minimum employers’ liability and public liability insurance are each £5 million. Framework participants must support the concept and continuing development of community benefits. These can include targeted recruitment and training, supply-chain initiatives, workshops or mentoring, third-sector engagement, community consultation or events, and educational initiatives. Bidders are asked to describe relevant community benefits delivered in Scotland and their outcomes, and to outline proposed benefits or commit to working with NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Injection Equipment Paraphernalia

Notice Description

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSDS)) ('the authority') acting through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities is undertaking this procurement of supply and delivery of Individual Items and prepacked equipment for single use for people who use drugs including performance and image enhancing drugs as defined in section 5.2 of the IEP guidance IEP-in-Scotland-GPG-SDF-PHS-Oct-2021.pdf and for Naloxone products for administering by approved services 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 of 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'

Lot Information

Individual Items for use by people who use drugs as defined in section 5.2 of the IEP guidance IEP-in-Scotland-GPG-SDF-PHS-Oct-2021.pdf

We require all relevant individual items to be issued to people who use drugs. Paraphernalia to include, but not limited to - needles, syringes, foil, water for injection, pre-injection wipes, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, filters, sharps containers and spoons, hand hygiene wipes, as defined by the IEP Guidance for Scotland for 2021.

Pre-packed equipment for single use for people who use drugs including Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs as defined in section 5.2.14 of the IEP guidance IEP-in-Scotland-GPG-SDF-PHS-Oct-2021.pdf

We require Pre-packed equipment for single use for people who use drugs including Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs as defined in section 5.2.14 of the IEP guidance IEP-in-Scotland-GPG-SDF-PHS-Oct-2021.pdf and as listed in the 'pack contents description' document included within the tender document pack.

Naloxone products supplied to approved services which conform to UK Government Guidelines.

NHS Scotland requires compliant to Government guidelines injection and/or nasal spray Naloxone products as follows: - Naloxone Hydrochloride 1 mg/ml PFS (2ml) licenced for use by individuals in the community, such as Prenoxad, or equivalent. - Naloxone 1.8 mg nasal spray, solution in a single-dose container licenced for use by individuals in the community, such as Nyxoid, or equivalent.

Harm Reduction Innovation Lot (to include inhalation devices pertinent to changes under consideration by the Authority) (unscored).

Innovations relating to Harm Reduction and safer drug use, for use by people who use drugs as defined in section 5.2 of the IEP guidance IEP-in-Scotland-GPG-SDF-PHS-Oct-2021.pdf in line with any advances in legislation in this regard during the lifetime of the framework. The Innovation Lot allows a supplier to highlight any products for which the framework/Lot definitions are applicable, but are not yet ready for market and thus not able to be included at time of tender, but expected to be ready for market within the lifecycle of this framework. This Lot is intended to help to streamline inclusion on the framework as soon as mandatory conditions are met. e.g. addition to guidelines Please Note: THIS IS AN UNSCORED LOT. Bidders to this lot will have to be awarded to one or more of lots 1-3 on this framework to be awarded to this lot.

Combination Lot

The combination Lot allows a supplier to make any reasonable offer of a discounted pricing structure to NHS boards, in return for value or volume commitment in sum, in part, or in collaboration with other geographically local boards, for an agreed time period. NHS National Procurement supports any suppliers commitment deals through promoting offers available via internal documents to all NHS boards. Suppliers reserve the right to amend previously agreed offers, if the board-committed value or volumes over agreed time fall short. Please Note: THIS IS AN UNSCORED LOT. Bidders to this lot will have to be awarded to one or more of lots 1-3 on this framework to be awarded to this lot.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da88
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100110-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

24 - Chemical products

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

24300000 - Basic inorganic and organic chemicals

33141123 - Sharps containers

33141310 - Syringes

33141320 - Medical needles

33157400 - Medical breathing devices

33600000 - Pharmaceutical products

38544000 - Drug detection apparatus

39223100 - Spoons

44174000 - Foil

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
19 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
28 Oct 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Postcode Area
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

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