---
title: "NP813/17 - Authorising Engineers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03e35d"
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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: "2023-07-19"
---

# NP813/17 - Authorising Engineers

Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03e35d

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## Summary

The NHS National Services Scotland is looking to contract Authorising Engineers to ensure safe systems of work in NHS Scotland. This tender falls under the services category and involves various engineering services required for healthcare facilities across Scotland. The procurement stage is in the award phase, with the contract valued at £1,417,000 signed on April 4, 2018, and amended to include a 12-month extension due to Covid-19-related demands.

This tender presents an opportunity for engineering firms, especially those with expertise in advisory services, technical inspections, and engineering support, to engage in providing critical services to the healthcare sector. Businesses capable of delivering services such as Confined Spaces, HV & LV Installations, and Medical Gas Pipeline Systems would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The contracting authority, NSS, has detailed the review procedures for economic operators, emphasizing formal remedies through the courts in case of breaches of duty.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The scope of this contract is for the services of an Authorising Engineer to ensure that safe systems of work and inspection regimes are in place and carried out in accordance with the guidance and legislative requirement throughout NHS Scotland. The scope of the proposed framework will cover the provision of Authorising Engineers Services for Confined Spaces, HV & LV Installations, Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS), Ventilation, Water and Pressure Systems.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020779-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Apr 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,417,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| 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 | LARKHALL |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML9 2QX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Larkhall |
| Westminster constituency | Hamilton and Clyde Valley |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | HULLEY AND KIRKWOOD CONSULTING ENGINEERS; MERKLAND DESIGN & ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY; SODEXO; TEAM Q MAINTENANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services
- 71336000 - Engineering support services
- 71631400 - Technical inspection services of engineering structures

## Release History

- 19 Jul 2023 at 13:00 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020779-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000738547
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:428258-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html

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