Official UK procurement notice
NSSCOVID-19 -003 - 011 -Type II R Face Masks
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionType II R Masks
CPV: Medical consumables
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to…Awarded
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
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Nov 2023, 15:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2023, 15:31 GMT
- Authority reference
NSSCOVID-19 -003 - 011- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033662- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0419baFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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.
- 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: This Note this award notice is retrospective for a purchase made in April 2020. it has been noted that orginal award no.628580 was award to incorrect supplier and this award is to coorrect that (SC Ref:750400)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuum Scotland Ltd | £47,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033662-2023-NSSCOVID-19 -003 - 011-1 · Continuum Scotland Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2020
- Value
- £47,300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Continuum Scotland LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.