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

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NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), legally constituted as the Common Services Agency, is the special NHS Board that provides national strategic, technical and clinical support services to NHS Scotland, headquartered in Edinburgh. Through its National Procurement function it runs national contracts and frameworks across pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, clinical consumables, IT and facilities services on behalf of Scottish health boards.

Live contracts

16287

0 awarded last 90d

Total awarded

£146.8bn

£0 last 90d

Active suppliers

1008

7311 SME (45%)

Notices published

1000

4131 awards

Activity range

No awards yet

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

Awards (£m)12m moving avg
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJunSeptDecMarJunSeptDecMar

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

122

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

232

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Modified (90d)

2

Amendment notices

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

goods696 · £4.9bn
services295 · £2.4bn
works9 · £0

Instrument type

contract1000 · £7.3bn
Source:Find a Tender: 1000

Awarded contracts · 16287 live

All contracts with a published award notice where The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
NP36126 Antibiotic & Genito Urinary MedicinesGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd33600000£88.9mest.active
NP36126 Antibiotic & Genito Urinary MedicinesInfectopharm (UK) Ltd33600000£88.9mest.active
NP36126 Antibiotic & Genito Urinary MedicinesKent Pharmaceuticals Ltd33600000£88.9mest.active
NP36126 Antibiotic & Genito Urinary MedicinesMercury Pharmaceuticals Limited33600000£88.9mest.active
NP36126 Antibiotic & Genito Urinary MedicinesNecessity Supplies Ltd33600000£88.9mest.active
NP36126 Antibiotic & Genito Urinary MedicinesZentiva33600000£88.9mest.active
NP36126 Antibiotic & Genito Urinary MedicinesAmarox Limited33600000£88.9mest.active
NP36126 Antibiotic & Genito Urinary MedicinesArcadia Pharma Limited T/A Arcadia Medical33600000£88.9mest.active
NP36126 Antibiotic & Genito Urinary MedicinesAspire Pharma Ltd33600000£88.9mest.active
NP36126 Antibiotic & Genito Urinary MedicinesB. Braun Medical Limited33600000£88.9mest.active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
BW
£24.9bnest.
17% of total
2
SW
1442 contracts · SME
£23.2bnest.
16% of total
3
ES
1618 contracts
£19.8bnest.
13% of total
4
VE
£13.2bnest.
9% of total
5
OW
240 contracts · SME
£6.0bnest.
4% of total
6
BG
312 contracts · SME
£3.6bnest.
2% of total
7
EW
243 contracts · SME
£3.2bnest.
2% of total
8
WL
192 contracts · SME
£2.7bnest.
2% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Sewage, waste, environment
9844 contracts
£452.7bn
72%
Medical, pharmaceutical
5568 contracts
£169.7bn
27%
Health & social work
72 contracts
£2.5bn
0%
Repair & maintenance
132 contracts
£1.1bn
0%
Food, beverages, tobacco
135 contracts
£1.1bn
0%
Clothing, footwear
83 contracts
£951.5m
0%
IT services, software
62 contracts
£780.4m
0%
Business, legal, advisory
32 contracts
£725.8m
0%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

Jun
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Sewage, waste, environment
Medical, pharmaceutical
Health & social work
Repair & maintenance
Food, beverages, tobacco
Clothing, footwear
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