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Award

09 Mar 2026 at 12:38

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Fife has concluded the procurement process for the provision of printed materials, specifically Drug Prescription Record - Short Stay booklets. Located at Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline, NHS Fife operates as the contracting authority and the procurement falls under the category of goods, particularly printed matter and related products. The contract has been awarded as of 3rd May 2026, highlighting the completion of this tender process. The procurement process involved the printing, packaging, storage, and delivery of 75,000 booklets, with the printing specifications requiring PMS 288 Blue and PMS 032 Red on uncoated 120gsm paper.

This tender offers significant opportunities for companies within the printing and logistics sectors looking to expand their clientele within the public sector. J Thomson Colour Printers has successfully secured the contract valued at £6,000 to provide these services over approximately 16 months with over 230 anticipated deliveries primarily to Vitoria Hospital Kirkcaldy. Companies capable of efficiently handling bulk printing, precise packaging, and systematic delivery schedules are well-suited to similar contracts. This opportunity emphasizes the need for reliability and quality, providing such businesses a potential for growth through consistent government contract awards.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Award of 823816 FEB-SP22006 - Drug Prescription Record - Short Stay

Notice Description

Suppliers are invited to quote for the print, packaging, storage and delivery of 75,000 (300 packs of 250) of Drug Prescription Record - Short Stay booklets. Incumbent supplier data shows this is anticipated to cover a 16 month period with approx 230 deliveries (adhoc) most of which were within Vitoria Hospital Kirkcaldy.Requirement:Print and secure storage of 75,000 booklets. Packaged into boxes of 250 (no other sizes will be considered)Finished size: A4 PortraitPages: 8pp (print both sides)Artwork: PDF files with print marks to be suppliedColour: PMS 288 Blue and PMS 032 Red throughoutPaper: 120gsm UncoatedFinishing: Drill 2 holes, trimmed to finished size and packed in packs of 250'sQuantity: 300 packs of 250 (75,000 in total)(Any overall prices given will be divided by 75,000 and multiplied by 300 to find the box price- required for our system)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000823816
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551255
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products


CPV Codes

22000000 - Printed matter and related products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£6,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Mar 20266 months 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
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Fife
Additional Buyers

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeenshire Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

East Lothian Council

Edinburgh College

Fife Council

Forestry and Land Scotland

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Moray Council

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NHS Highland

National Records of Scotland

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Redress Scotland

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Government

South Ayrshire Council

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

Student Awards Agency Scotland

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

The Highland Council

University of Dundee

University of Strathclyde

VisitScotland

West Lothian Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUNFERMLINE
Postcode
KY12 0SU
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Dunfermline North
Westminster Constituency
Dunfermline and Dollar

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
72
Supplier Names

J Thomson Colour Printers Ltd

Harper Macleod LLP

Joanne Ford Communications

Hays Hydraulics & Mechanical Services Ltd

The Cawthron Institute Trust Board

Lochlie Construction LTD

ESRI (UK)

Fluidigm UK Limited

Valtech Limited

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Pandaprint

Travelers Ins Co Ltd

Zurich Municipal

Risk Management Partners

Venesky Brown Ltd

Jackson Trawls Ltd

Harlow Printing Limited

MetPrep Ltd

GOSTA Training

Voluntary Action South Ayrshire

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Gartmore house

Clansman Interiors Ltd

Sharp Business Systems

Skip Units Ltd

Will Rudd Davidson (Edinburgh) Limited

Binn Group Ltd

Harvey Nash

Pertemps Medical Limited

Renaissance

Synaptik

Leidos Innovations

THE SME CLINIC

Ray Black Consulting Ltd.

Think Hard

Actionable Insight Digital Marketing Limited

Maryanne Johnston

Korero Studio LTD

E A Ellisons & Co Ltd

College Kits Direct LTD

Salonwear Direct

Woodsons of Aberdeen Ltd

RS Aqua Ltd

Air Quality Consultants

The Lines Between Ltd.

Decco Limited

United Tooling Solutions

EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) Ltd

SKW Construction Limited

Anubis Group

McTaggart Construction Ltd

D&J Taxis

Ace Taxis Perth Ltd

Muhammad Nazir

craigie cabs

TIAA Ltd

Aether

Nilfisk UK

rankinfraser landscape architecture llp

Hamilton Sales and Service UK Ltd

Design Air (Scotland)

DWF LLP

Agricar Ltd

Leathan Taxis

Procast Building Contractors Ltd

Life Technologies Ltd

Decathlon UK

MetadataWorks

Columba 1400

Computacenter

BT PLC

Diverse School Travel

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