Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

AA-693-26-TW Clinical Procurement Consultant

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

09 Oct 2026 at 01:00

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

NHS Ayrshire & Arran appointed a fixed-term procurement adviser to support its Procurement Department, with a specialist focus on theatre procurement. The work combines procurement expertise, project support and contract management advice, while providing additional capacity for departmental objectives and procurement work programmes. Delivery is at University Hospital Crosshouse. This is a professional procurement consultancy service (CPV 79418000), rather than the supply of clinical equipment or the delivery of theatre services. The requirement is aimed at strengthening the buyer’s procurement function and supporting its theatre-related purchasing activity.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Reliable Business Solutions Ltd. The contract was signed on 7 October 2026 and is active, with a value of £99,970. The procurement used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition: quotations were sought from selected consultants considered suitably qualified and experienced. Four bids were received, including two from SMEs. There was one lot, covering specialist procurement advice, project support, contract management advice and additional departmental capacity. The submissions were evaluated for the most economically advantageous solution and best overall value. No award date or contract-period dates are recorded in the available process information.

For suppliers tracking future procurement advisory work at NHS Ayrshire & Arran, this award demonstrates demand for a consultant who can combine theatre procurement knowledge with practical project and contract-management support. Credible competitors would need to show relevant specialist expertise, experience delivering procurement advisory services, and the capacity to provide fixed-term resource within a public-sector procurement department. The buyer’s stated approach also favoured consultants able to offer an economically advantageous solution and overall value, so evidence of effective delivery and proportionate cost would matter. Four suppliers competed for this requirement, including two SMEs, indicating that the work was accessible to smaller consultancy businesses as well as larger providers. The opportunity is focused on procurement support for theatre-related work programmes, not general clinical consultancy or equipment supply.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

AA-693-26-TW Clinical Procurement Consultant

Notice Description

Appointment of a fixed-term Procurement Advisor to provide specialist procurement support for theatre procurement expertise and additional capacity within NHS Ayrshire & Arran's Procurement Department.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of fixed-term procurement advisory services to support NHS Ayrshire & Arran's Procurement Department. The appointed consultant will provide specialist procurement expertise, project support, and contract management advice, and additional resource capacity to assist with the delivery of departmental objectives and procurement work programmes.

Procurement Information

A proportionate competitive process was undertaken by inviting quotations from a selected number of suitably qualified and experienced consultants capable of delivering the required specialist procurement advisory services. Following evaluation of the submissions received, the contract was awarded to the consultant offering the most economically advantageous solution and best overall value for NHS Ayrshire & Arran.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845148
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566370
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£99,970 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 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 Ayrshire & Arran
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
AYR
Postcode
KA6 6AB
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
Local Authority
South Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton
Westminster Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Reliable Business Solutions Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...