Notice Information
Notice Title
Patient Lifting Equipment Servicing, Maintenance and Inspection Services
Notice Description
NHS Highland requires the provision of Patient Lifting Equipment Maintenance and Inspection Services, ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory requirements under PUWER and LOLER across NHS Highland sites
Lot Information
Annual PPM Servicing & Maintenance PUWER
NHS Highland requires the provision of Patient Lifting Equipment Maintenance and Inspection Services, ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory requirements under PUWER and LOLER across NHS Highland sites (excluding Argyll & Bute). The equipment that requires serviced and maintained shall be located in Healthcare Facilities of NHS Highland. These includes both Hospital and care home settings.
Renewal: The Contract has an option to extend for up to a further 12 months then it will be subject to renewal.
Bi-annual Thorough Examinations LOLERNHS Highland requires the provision of Patient Lifting Equipment Maintenance and Inspection Services, ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory requirements under PUWER and LOLER across NHS Highland sites (excluding Argyll & Bute). The equipment that requires serviced and maintained shall be located in Healthcare Facilities of NHS Highland. These includes both Hospital and care home settings.
Renewal: The Contract has an option to extend for up to a further 12 months then it will be subject to renewal.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000815202
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549842
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, 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
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £126,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 19 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- If contract isn't extended - 2031
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS HIGHLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463704000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 3BW
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- 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
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness South
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV543089&idx=1
10th November 2025 - HH042-25-HB Market Research Questionnaire -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543089
Patient Lifting Equipment Servicing, Maintenance and Inspection Services - NHS Highland requires the provision of Patient Lifting Equipment Maintenance and Inspection Services, ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory requirements under PUWER and LOLER across NHS Highland sites -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549842
Patient Lifting Equipment Servicing, Maintenance and Inspection Services - NHS Highland requires the provision of Patient Lifting Equipment Maintenance and Inspection Services, ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory requirements under PUWER and LOLER across NHS Highland sites
Notice URLs
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