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

Public Healthcare - Outsourcing DPS

HealthcareCPV 85111200
ValueValue not published
Deadline29 Oct 2026
Published12 Nov 2021
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 12 Nov 202197 days leftCloses 29 Oct 2026
Who to contact
john.gavin@nhs.scot
+44 1698794410

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The brief

Provision of Medical Services to NHS Scotland Health Boards

What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f606
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
028313-2021
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