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title: "AA-693-26-TW Clinical Procurement Consultant"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000845148"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS Ayrshire & Arran"
published: "2026-10-09"
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# AA-693-26-TW Clinical Procurement Consultant

Buyer: NHS Ayrshire & Arran  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000845148

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566370 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £99,970 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Ayrshire & Arran |
| Locality | AYR |
| Postcode area | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA6 6AB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM94 South Ayrshire |
| Local authority | South Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton |
| Westminster constituency | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Reliable Business Solutions Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566370

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566370
  AA-693-26-TW Clinical Procurement Consultant - 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.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nhsaaa.net
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845148

## Provenance

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