Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS): public contracts and tenders
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) awarded 155 public contracts worth €279.7M where a value is stated since 2025-02-24. Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 67 of 155 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Body governed by public law |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Sources | UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Ltd | 11 | n/a | ||
| Sandoz | 11 | n/a | ||
| Roche Products Ltd | 10 | €42.7M | ||
| Teva UK Ltd | 9 | n/a | ||
| Baxter Healthcare Ltd | 8 | n/a | ||
| B Braun Medical Ltd | 8 | n/a | ||
| Mercury Pharmaceuticals Limited | 8 | n/a | ||
| Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd | 8 | n/a | ||
| Computacenter | 7 | €10.7M | ||
| Medtronic Limited | 7 | n/a | ||
| STADA UK - Thornton & Ross | 7 | n/a | ||
| Dr Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Ltd | 6 | n/a | ||
| Fresenius Kabi Limited | 6 | n/a | ||
| Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd | 6 | n/a | ||
| Martindale Pharma | 6 | n/a |
Suppliers named on The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)'s award notices (the top 15 of 435); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
No award notice of The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) states a contract end in the next 18 months.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | Single Use Podiatry Instruments | 2026-10-05 | €2.4M |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals | 33 | 77 | €165.4M |
| IT services | 72 | 31 | €64.9M |
| Furniture and cleaning products | 39 | 5 | €18.8M |
| Laboratory and precision equipment | 38 | 4 | €101k |
| Food and beverages | 15 | 3 | n/a |
| Electrical equipment and lighting | 31 | 3 | n/a |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 2 | €1.2M |
| Industrial machinery | 42 | 2 | €130k |
| Construction work | 45 | 2 | n/a |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 2 | €8.4M |
| Agriculture, farming and forestry products | 03 | 1 | n/a |
| Clothing and footwear | 18 | 1 | n/a |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Central Venous Catheters | Kimal plc, Teleflex Medical, Vygon (UK) Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-10-01 | Decontamination Equipment, Maintenance and Associated Accessories | Getinge Limited, iM-Med Limited, Lifescience Technology Limited | n/a |
| 2026-09-30 | Auto-injectors for PET-CT Service | Bayer Plc | n/a |
| 2026-09-29 | Insulin Infusion Pumps, Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems and Associated Consumables | Abbott's diabetes care (division of Abbott Laboratories Limited), Advanced Therapeutics (UK) Ltd, Dexcom | n/a |
| 2026-08-21 | Facilities Disposables | Arrow County Supplies Ltd, Opalion Plastics Ltd, Enviroclean Global Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-07-30 | NP38626 Compounded Aseptic Medicines | ITH Pharma Limited, Qualasept Limited t/a Bath ASU, Baxter Healthcare Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-07-22 | Islet Cell Processing Systems | Biorep Technologies, Inc. | €1.9M |
| 2026-06-12 | Cath Labs and Cardiology Stents | Abbott Medical U.K. Ltd, APR Medtech Ltd, Biosensors International UK Limited | n/a |
| 2026-06-12 | Cleaning Wipe Products Surface and Patient | GAMA Healthcare Ltd, Pal International Ltd, PDI (EMEA) Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-06-11 | NP57026 Disposable Medical Pulp and Associated Products | Medscience Distribution Ltd, Omni-Pac Group MFP | n/a |
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Sources: UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) awarded?
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) published 155 contract award notices between 2025-02-24 and 2026-10-06; the 67 that state a value add up to €279.7M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)'s biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Pfizer Ltd (11), Sandoz (11) and Roche Products Ltd (10) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Does The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) have open tenders now?
Yes: 1 calls for tender from The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).
What does The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) buy?
Most of The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)'s awards are in Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals (CPV 33) (77), IT services (CPV 72) (31) and Furniture and cleaning products (CPV 39) (5) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) tenders and contracts: 155 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-na-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.