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Testing Service & Maintenance

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 12:21.

Opportunity overview

This contract is for the Service & Maintenance of the patented Instruments used to run COVID-19 tests, therefore can only be maintained by the OEMs for the installed equipment already in Scotland.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£2.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Mar 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
027456-2026-NP87926A-1
Status
active
Location
Wokingham, UKM, RG41 5TS, United Kingdom

Cepheid UK Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£2.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Mar 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
027456-2026-NP87926A-1
Status
active
Location
Wooburn Green, UKM, HP10 0HH, United Kingdom

Mast Group

Matched by normalised name
Shared contract value
£2.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Mar 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
027456-2026-NP87926A-1
Status
active
Location
Bootle, UKM, L20 1EA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV50421000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

Lots

  • This contract is for the Service & Maintenance of the patented Instruments used to run COVID-19 tests, therefore can only be maintained by the OEMs for the installed equipment already in Scotland.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
NP87926A
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Review Details
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages
Why this procedure was chosen
This contract is for the Service & Maintenance of the patented Instruments used to run COVID-19 tests, therefore can only be maintained by the OEMs for the installed equipment already in Scotland.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
50421000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_PROTECT_RIGHTS
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This contract is for the Service & Maintenance of the patented Instruments used to run COVID-19 tests, therefore can only be maintained by the OEMs for the installed equipment already in Scotland.
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
50421000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

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
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited
Id
GB-FTS-107830

Identifier

Legal Name
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited

Address

Street Address
Building 1030, Eskdale Road
Locality
Wokingham
Region
UKM
Postal Code
RG41 5TS
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 8009178776

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Cepheid UK Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-20310

Identifier

Legal Name
Cepheid UK Ltd

Address

Street Address
Jupiter House, Mercury park
Locality
Wooburn Green
Region
UKM
Postal Code
HP10 0HH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1628564000

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 4
Name
Mast Group
Id
GB-FTS-178462

Identifier

Legal Name
Mast Group

Address

Street Address
Derby Rd, bootle
Locality
Bootle
Region
UKM
Postal Code
L20 1EA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 7855416564

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 5
Name
Sheriff Court House
Id
GB-FTS-178463

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Court House

Address

Street Address
27 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH11LB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
027456-2026-NP87926A-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-107830
Name
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-20310
Name
Cepheid UK Ltd
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-178462
Name
Mast Group

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
027456-2026-NP87926A-1
Award ID
027456-2026-NP87926A-1
Status
active
Date Signed
24 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,915,880
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. 027456-2026award, contract ·