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GS1 Standards NHS Scotland National Licence (Scan for Safety)

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 05:34.

Opportunity overview

Provision of a National Licence Agreement to allow Health Boards in Scotland to use GS1 standards as part of the data capture process scanning medical devices. This data will then be transferred through to the Medical Device Data Hub (MDDH) for future use by staff in circumstances such as a product recall.

Awarded to

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UMAL

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Contract value
£69.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Dec 2025
Award ID
004211-2026-NP600125-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC2N 4AW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • Provision of a National Licence Agreement to allow Health Boards in Scotland to use GS1 standards as part of the data capture process scanning medical devices. This data will then be transferred through to the Medical Device Data Hub (MDDH) for future use by staff in circumstances such as a product recall.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NP600125
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
GS1 UK Ltd have exclusive rights to using their GS1 standards, no other supplier can offer membership to these coding standards or membership of their organisation.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Provision of a National Licence Agreement to allow Health Boards in Scotland to use GS1 standards as part of the data capture process scanning medical devices. This data will then be transferred through to the Medical Device Data Hub (MDDH) for future use by staff in circumstances such as a product recall.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
Id
GB-FTS-115937

Identifier

Legal Name
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Address

Street Address
1 South Gyle Crescent
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM
Postal Code
EH12 9EB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1312756000

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
UMAL
Id
GB-FTS-171721

Identifier

Legal Name
UMAL

Address

Street Address
60 Bishopsgate, London
Locality
London
Region
UK
Postal Code
EC2N 4AW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court House
Id
GB-FTS-55881

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court House

Address

Street Address
27 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
004211-2026-NP600125-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171721
Name
UMAL

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
004211-2026-NP600125-1
Award ID
004211-2026-NP600125-1
Status
active
Date Signed
9 Dec 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
69,681
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM · EH12 9EB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 004211-2026award, contract ·