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Interim Award of Hygiene Paper Products

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

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22 Oct 2026 at 15:56

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Summary of the contracting process

Public Services Delivery Scotland, through the Common Services Agency, procured an interim supply of hygiene paper products for healthcare and workplace use. The products include toilet tissue, hand towels, facial tissues and couch rolls, supporting hygiene and infection prevention. They must work with the existing dispenser estate, which serves NHS Scotland sites. Delivery is in Scotland. This is a goods requirement for consumables rather than dispenser replacement: the immediate need is to keep the current dispensers supplied while NHS Scotland moves towards different supply arrangements. The products are used across healthcare settings, including a large, complex, multi-hospital environment, as well as workplaces. The requirement covers one lot of hygiene paper consumables.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Kimberly-Clark Professional was selected for the single lot under a limited negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice. The stated reason was that the existing dispenser estate is owned by Kimberly-Clark and its position is that third-party consumables are not authorised for use in those dispensers; replacing the estate immediately was not considered operationally practicable. The contract was signed on 19 October 2026 and is valued at £19.6 million. Its stated interim term is 12 months, with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months to support transition. The future requirement is to be competitively procured through a separate process. No award scoring basis is stated.

For suppliers assessing similar future requirements from Public Services Delivery Scotland, this award indicates demand for dependable, large-scale supply of hygiene paper consumables across NHS Scotland. Credibility would depend on the ability to supply toilet tissue, hand towels, facial tissues and couch rolls suitable for the dispensers in use, while maintaining continuity across a complex, multi-hospital estate. The immediate arrangement was awarded to the incumbent because its dispensers were not considered compatible with third-party consumables and rapid replacement was judged impracticable. Competing for a later requirement would therefore call for a solution that addresses dispenser compatibility and transition, alongside the capacity to serve healthcare and workplace environments and support hygiene and infection prevention. The stated route for the future requirement is competitive procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Interim Award of Hygiene Paper Products

Notice Description

Interim Award of hygiene paper consumables for the supply of essential paper-based products used to support hygiene and infection prevention across healthcare and workplace environments. This includes products such as toilet tissue, hand towels, facial tissues and couch rolls, designed for use with the existing dispenser estate.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Interim award of hygiene paper consumables for the supply of essential paper-based products used to support hygiene and infection prevention across healthcare and workplace environments. This includes products such as toilet tissue, hand towels, facial tissues and couch rolls, designed for use with the existing dispenser estate.

Procurement Information

The Common Services Agency known as Public Services delivery Scotland intends to award an interim contract to Kimberly-Clark Professional using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication under Regulation 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The existing hygiene paper dispenser estate across approximately 1,000 NHS Scotland sites is owned by Kimberly-Clark and their position is that third-party consumables are not authorised for use within its dispensers. While there is wider market competition for hygiene products and replacement dispensers, the contracting authority does not consider the immediate or parallel replacement of an estate of this scale to be operationally practicable across a large, complex and multi-hospital environment over the next 12 months. National Procurement must maintain continuity of supply while a new competitive tender is completed and any transition to new supply arrangements is planned and implemented. In practice, this requires continued access to Kimberly-Clark products for use in the existing dispenser estate during the interim period. The award is therefore a temporary transitional arrangement for 12 months, with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months where required to support transition. The future requirement will be competitively procured through NP50827, enabling NHS Scotland to transition away from reliance on the existing incumbent-owned dispenser estate. The contracting authority therefore considers a time-limited award to Kimberly-Clark to be the only presently deliverable solution identified for maintaining continuity of supply while the competitive procurement and transition are completed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078e36
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100128-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33760000 - Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£19,600,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Kimberly-Clark Professional*

Further Information

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