Notice Information
Notice Title
HH037-24-TW17 Forensic and Custodial Medical Service
Notice Description
NHS Highland have responsibility for the 24/7 delivery of Forensic Medical Services. The Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 ("FMS Act") was implemented on 1st April 2022. The FMS Act places legal, statutory duties on Health Boards
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Highland have responsibility for the 24/7 delivery of Forensic Medical Services. The Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 ("FMS Act") was implemented on 1st April 2022. The FMS Act places legal, statutory duties on Health Boards.
Procurement Information
CUSTODY AND OFFENDER MEDICAL SERVICES (COMS) have been engaged by NHSH for many years to deliver custody and forensic services to NHSH. The delivery of this service is a legal requirement. Due to staffing NHSH do not have doctors to cover this service 24/7 and require COMS to provide cover when there is no NHSH Dr available. COMS are the only locum agency that have the right training to deliver this specialist service.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000792128
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525070
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
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- CPV Codes
85121200 - Medical specialist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS HIGHLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 7929069647
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 3BW
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
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- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness South
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525070
HH037-24-TW17 Forensic and Custodial Medical Service - NHS Highland have responsibility for the 24/7 delivery of Forensic Medical Services. The Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 ("FMS Act") was implemented on 1st April 2022. The FMS Act places legal, statutory duties on Health Boards
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