---
title: "NSSCOVID-19 - 322 Care Home Kit Assembly"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b128"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (\"NSS\")"
published: "2021-06-25"
---

# NSSCOVID-19 - 322 Care Home Kit Assembly

Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b128

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "NSSCOVID-19 – 322 Care Home Kit Assembly" has been organised by The Common Services Agency, also known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS). This tender falls under the medical consumables category and is aimed at addressing the urgent needs of care homes in Scotland amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The procurement is currently in the Award stage, with a contract value of £929,370, signed on 1st May 2021, covering a duration of 90 days. The delivery addresses are within the UK, specifically directed towards NHS Scotland, with revised contract values reflecting unforeseen spending up to the contract’s end date.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for companies in the medical supplies and logistics sectors, particularly those equipped to provide assembly and distribution services for medical consumables. Businesses that specialise in health care products, packaging, and distribution, as well as those with experience in responding to urgent requirements during health crises, are best suited to compete for these contracts. Given the critical nature of the goods required, suppliers must be able to demonstrate capability in managing rapid delivery timelines and high-quality standards in procurement processes.

## Notice

This requirement is for the assembly, packaging and distribution of the newly developed care home kit that is to be supplied Scotland care homes to support staff testing and then passed to the regional labs.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic. This award has been approved for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority in line with Regulation 33(1)(c) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 This notice has been modified to reflect the revised value required to cover previously unforeseen spend up to the end of the contract period.

### Procurement Information

This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014583-2021 |
| Notice type | 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,658,740 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS") |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 9EB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SYKES GLOBAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33140000 - Medical consumables

## Release History

- 25 Jun 2021 at 15:24 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014583-2021
- 14 May 2021 at 12:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010679-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883

## Provenance

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