Notice Information
Notice Title
Decontamination Contingency
Notice Description
NHS Lothian have awarded a contract for decontamination contingency services. The contractor will decontaminate surgical equipment when the local Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU) does not have the capacity to process the volumes of equipment required to be cleaned. The contract will also used when the HSDU of other Health Boards cannot assist. The contract will be used on an ad-hac basis, wherever the need arises. Within recent years, spend for this provision has surpassed the regulated threshold (50K GBP) annually.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000825578
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR550960
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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- CPV Codes
90910000 - Cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Feb 20262 weeks 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
- LOTHIAN HEALTH BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH3 9DN
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian
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- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR550960
Decontamination Contingency - NHS Lothian have awarded a contract for decontamination contingency services. The contractor will decontaminate surgical equipment when the local Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU) does not have the capacity to process the volumes of equipment required to be cleaned. The contract will also used when the HSDU of other Health Boards cannot assist. The contract will be used on an ad-hac basis, wherever the need arises. Within recent years, spend for this provision has surpassed the regulated threshold (50K GBP) annually.
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