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Laser Scanner & 3d Printer

NHS Grampian

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01 Sep 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Grampian procured a goods package for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary comprising a 3D laser scanner, a Cube single high table and a Cube 3D printer. The requirement is for equipment used together as a specific package, rather than a general technology service or construction project. Delivery is to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Aberdeen. The named buyer is NHS Grampian, the health board serving the procurement. The equipment requirement falls within the business area of specialist suppliers of three-dimensional scanning, additive manufacturing and associated clinical, technical or design equipment. Suppliers able to provide the complete combination of scanner, high table and Cube printer would be the closest fit, particularly where the products are supplied as one integrated package.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. NHS Grampian used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, making a direct award because A.Algeo Ltd was considered the only supplier offering the required 3D printer option within its specific package. One bid was received, submitted electronically by an SME. A.Algeo Ltd was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 10 August 2026 and is active, with an awarded contract value of £111,129. The stated basis was technical absence of competition: the supplies could be provided only by a particular operator for technical reasons. The process therefore records a completed, single-supplier award rather than a competitive tender with multiple lots or suppliers.

For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates NHS Grampian’s demand for specialist three-dimensional imaging and printing equipment for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to supply the full equipment combination, including a 3D laser scanner, Cube single high table and Cube 3D printer, rather than only one component. The decision also shows that product configuration mattered: the selected supplier’s package included a printer option that the buyer considered unavailable from competing packages. Suppliers would therefore need clear evidence that their proposed package meets the required technical specification, offers compatible equipment as a complete solution and can provide reliable delivery to the NHS Grampian service location. Specialist equipment distributors, manufacturers and technically differentiated SMEs are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Laser Scanner & 3d Printer

Notice Description

3D laser scanner, cube single high table, cube 3D printer.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award, due to supplier being the only supplier that offers 3D Printer option with their specific package.

Procurement Information

Direct award to supplier, as supplier offers 3D Printer option with their package.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841759
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563536
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV Codes

38520000 - Scanners

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£111,129 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks 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
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Grampian
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB15 6RE
Postcode Area
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

A.ALGEO LIMITED

Further Information

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