Injection Equipment Paraphernalia
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)(buyer)
- Published
- Published 4 August 2026
- Deadline
- Deadline: 19 November 2026 (7 days left)
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Overview
Contracting authority
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)
BuyerEdinburgh, United Kingdom
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Lots (5)
Individual Items for use by people who use drugs as defined in section 5.2 of the IEP guidance IEP-in-Scotland-GPG-SDF-PHS-Oct-2021.pdf
We require all relevant individual items to be issued to people who use drugs. Paraphernalia to include, but not limited to – needles, syringes, foil, water for injection, pre-injection wipes, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, filters, sharps containers and spoons, hand hygiene wipes, as defined by the IEP Guidance for Scotland for 2021.
Pre-packed equipment for single use for people who use drugs including Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs as defined in section 5.2.14 of the IEP guidance IEP-in-Scotland-GPG-SDF-PHS-Oct-2021.pdf
We require Pre-packed equipment for single use for people who use drugs including Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs as defined in section 5.2.14 of the IEP guidance IEP-in-Scotland-GPG-SDF-PHS-Oct-2021.pdf and as listed in the 'pack contents description' document included within the tender document pack.
Naloxone products supplied to approved services which conform to UK Government Guidelines.
NHS Scotland requires compliant to Government guidelines injection and/or nasal spray Naloxone products as follows: - Naloxone Hydrochloride 1 mg/ml PFS (2ml) licenced for use by individuals in the community, such as Prenoxad, or equivalent. - Naloxone 1.8 mg nasal spray, solution in a single-dose container licenced for use by individuals in the community, such as Nyxoid, or equivalent.
Harm Reduction Innovation Lot (to include inhalation devices pertinent to changes under consideration by the Authority) (unscored).
Innovations relating to Harm Reduction and safer drug use, for use by people who use drugs as defined in section 5.2 of the IEP guidance IEP-in-Scotland-GPG-SDF-PHS-Oct-2021.pdf in line with any advances in legislation in this regard during the lifetime of the framework. The Innovation Lot allows a supplier to highlight any products for which the framework/Lot definitions are applicable, but are not yet ready for market and thus not able to be included at time of tender, but expected to be ready for market within the lifecycle of this framework. This Lot is intended to help to streamline inclusion on the framework as soon as mandatory conditions are met. e.g. addition to guidelines Please Note: THIS IS AN UNSCORED LOT. Bidders to this lot will have to be awarded to one or more of lots 1-3 on this framework to be awarded to this lot.
Combination Lot
The combination Lot allows a supplier to make any reasonable offer of a discounted pricing structure to NHS boards, in return for value or volume commitment in sum, in part, or in collaboration with other geographically local boards, for an agreed time period. NHS National Procurement supports any suppliers commitment deals through promoting offers available via internal documents to all NHS boards. Suppliers reserve the right to amend previously agreed offers, if the board-committed value or volumes over agreed time fall short. Please Note: THIS IS AN UNSCORED LOT. Bidders to this lot will have to be awarded to one or more of lots 1-3 on this framework to be awarded to this lot.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Open for bids
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £4,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- Published
- 4 August 2026
- Deadline
- 19 November 2026
Competition and scoring criteria
Expected competition
4
Median bids on comparable tenders
Open and restricted tenders in Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 20% received only one.
How bids will be scored
Price 50% · Quality 50%
- Quality15%
- Service35%
- Price50%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
£101,100
Median of 4,213 awards in the last 24 months
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) in the last 12 months
75
contracts awarded, worth £362,309,546 in total
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Notice history
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Contract Notice
22 October 2026
Prior Information Notice
4 August 2026
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