Official UK procurement notice
NP86721 PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution Service
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe assembly, distribution, and delivery of PCR test kits across Scotland
CPV: Packaging and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 3 yrs 11 mo from 15 Aug 2021, Continuity of supply of critical products and service
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · 1 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1PCR Test Kit Assembly and DistributionAwardedPublished value£12,000,000
The scope of this procurement covers the assembly, distribution, and delivery of PCR test kits across Scotland. There are a number of key
components to this service, namely (1) the warehousing of products, (2) the preparation of specific kit production, (3) the fulfilment and
delivery of orders, and (4) returns management.
Lot #2Storage and Distribution of Test ConsumablesAwardedLot estimate not published
The scope of the procurement covers the distribution, and delivery of test kits and consumables across Scotland. There are a number of key components to this service, namely the warehousing of products, the fulfilment and delivery of orders, and returns management.
Lot 2 - 'Storage and Distribution of Test Consumables' service: the Authority has awarded this Lot as a single supplier framework.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any situation referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: The economic operator must provide either - an extract from its audited accounts in respect of its most recent full financial year stating the turnover of the economic operator in respect of such financial year, such extract certified on its face by a solicitor or a chartered acc…
- Technical & professional ability
Potential Framework Participants and any sub-contractor(s) must -
- possess valid certification of ISO 13485 or equivalent.
- be able to supply lot 1 and lot 2
Minimum: Confirmation of the existence of valid certification of ISO 13485 or equivalent. Confirmation of such certification should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under the Quality Assurance Schemes.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “NP86721 PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 May 2021, 09:45 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2025, 14:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
NP86721- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037879- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b618Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts -
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: The estimated value(s) referred to in Section II.I.7, Section V.2.4 and within all Lots covers the forty-eight (48) month contract duration of the framework agreement. (SC Ref:799213)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
30 Jun 2021 → 7 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened30 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts15 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published7 Jul 2025, 14:51 BST
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2021, 08:55 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-05: 1 release · 28 May 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £10,800,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2021
- Value
- £8,658,376
- Period
- … – 14 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
Storage and Distribution of Test Consumables
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2021
- Value
- £2,134,088
- Period
- … – 14 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 15 Aug 2021 – 14 Aug 2025
- Status
- active
- Change Extend the framework for an additional year, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Services it supports the continuity of supply of critical products and service & we await outcome of review of requirements
Storage and Distribution of Test Consumables
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 15 Aug 2021 – 14 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
- Change Extend the framework for an additional year, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Services it supports the continuity of supply of critical products and service & we await outcome of review of requirements
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · PCR Test Kit Assembly and Distribution | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Storage and Distribution of Test Consumables | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- SYKES Global Services LtdFramework contractor
- Sykes Global Services LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.