Notice Information
Notice Title
Calibration Services
Notice Description
SNBTS requires a supplier to perform calibrations of a range of portable equipment, the majority of which is environmental monitoring and measuring loggers that require calibration to ISO 17025 by a UKAS accredited provider. The calibration service will require the collection and return of the equipment from various SNBTS sites. All equipment in scope requires annual calibration.
Lot Information
Calibration Services - Lot 1 (UKAS)
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service requires a supplier to calibrate certain pieces of portable environmental monitoring and measuring equipment. Lot 1 covers the provision of calibration services for environmental measuring / logging equipment used at various locations across the SNBTS operational sites. Calibration of all equipment in lot 1 must be performed in accordance with the current version of ISO 17025 by an accredited organisation. ISO 17025 accreditation plays an important role in supporting the provision of accurate and reliable results which are an essential requirement for certain aspects of SNBTS's operations.
Renewal: The Authority shall be entitled, at its option, to continue this Agreement beyond the Initial Term for two (2) twelve (12) Contract Month periods subject to giving not less than six (6) Contract Months' notice to the Contractor.
Calibration SErvices - Lot 2The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service requires a supplier to calibrate certain pieces of portable environmental monitoring and measuring equipment only. The procurement will cover the provision of calibration services for environmental measuring / logging equipment used at various locations across the SNBTS operational sites. Lot 2 is for items that do not have to be calibrated in accordance with the requirements of ISO 17025.
Renewal: The Authority shall be entitled, at its option, to continue this Agreement beyond the Initial Term for two (2) twelve (12) Contract Month periods subject to giving not less than six (6) Contract Months' notice to the Contractor.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000813348
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541763
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50433000 - Calibration services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 1st March 2029
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 NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)
- Contact Name
- Jamie Kelly
- Contact Email
- jamie.kelly@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312756000
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 Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541763
Calibration Services - SNBTS requires a supplier to perform calibrations of a range of portable equipment, the majority of which is environmental monitoring and measuring loggers that require calibration to ISO 17025 by a UKAS accredited provider. The calibration service will require the collection and return of the equipment from various SNBTS sites. All equipment in scope requires annual calibration.
Notice URLs
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