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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

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

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-07-31 to 2026-07-31Updated 2026-07-31

£7.8bn

Total spend

820

Contract awards

280

Unique suppliers

£11.4M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) has awarded 820 contracts worth £7.8bn to 280 suppliers between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, at an average contract value of £11.4M, with the top five suppliers holding 35% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to The Common Services Agency (more commonl…

Top-five suppliers hold 35% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Allied and Clinical Recruitments Limited1£750.0M
Balfour Beatty Construction Limited1£650.0M
MPMH Construction Ltd2£600.0M
Roche Products Ltd27£402.9M
Bayer Plc8£349.6M
Baxter Healthcare Ltd11£281.3M
Sectra Ltd2£274.0M
Abbott Laboratories Ltd7£256.2M
AbbVie Ltd16£251.2M
Dolby Medical Home Respiratory Care Ltd2£149.8M
Continuum Scotland Ltd4£141.9M
Ranbaxy (UK) Ltd4£137.4M
Accord-UK Ltd5£123.7M
Fresenius Kabi Limited8£115.1M
Applied Medical UK Ltd.10£109.1M
Sandoz Ltd2£96.5M
Arthrex LTD3£95.0M
Mercury Pharmaceuticals Limited2£90.6M
Advanced Health and Care Limited7£90.5M
GlaxoSmithKline3£89.1M

Procurement categories

What The Common Services Agency (more commonl… buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Building construction work

45210000
3 awards£1.3bn

Various medicinal products

33690000
71 awards£1.1bn

General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents

33650000
98 awards£921.8M

Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

79620000
1 award£750.0M

Medical consumables

33140000
61 awards£387.5M

Miscellaneous medical devices and products

33190000
23 awards£375.9M

Functional support

33180000
16 awards£308.1M

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
29 awards£262.8M

Operating techniques

33160000
24 awards£232.3M

Medicinal products for the nervous system and sensory organs

33660000
45 awards£186.6M

Medical software package

48180000
17 awards£176.3M

Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use

33110000
17 awards£169.5M

Drawing and imaging software package

48320000
1 award£137.0M

Industrial gases

24110000
6 awards£125.8M

Hospital and related services

85110000
6 awards£124.9M

Medicinal products for the blood, blood-forming organs and the cardiovascular system

33620000
13 awards£123.1M

Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment

35110000
5 awards£98.5M

Medical imaging services

85150000
4 awards£70.2M

Software-related services

72260000
34 awards£61.1M

Clothing accessories

18420000
3 awards£52.4M

Recent contracts

Latest The Common Services Agency (more commonl… contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Wipes Cleaning Detergent, Alcohol & Disinfectant

GAMA Healthcare Ltd · 2026-06-12

£2.1M

Antibiotic, Antiviral & Genito Urinary Medicines

Accord-UK Ltd · 2026-05-25

£36.4M

Microsoft Unified Performance Support

Microsoft · 2026-05-20

£9.0M

Information Technology Service Management

Mozaic Services Ltd · 2026-05-08

£3.0M

Microsoft Unified Performance Support

Computacenter · 2026-04-30

£8.4M

Self Fixating Mesh

Advanced Medical Solutions · 2026-04-10

£123

TB Molecular

Cepheid UK Ltd · 2026-04-01

£468K

GP IT Systems

Optum · 2026-04-01

£1.5M

NP49425 Generic and Biosimilar Transition Medicines

Brown and Burk · 2026-03-30

NP49425 Generic and Biosimilar Transition Medicines

Brown and Burk · 2026-03-30

£64.1M

Automated AST & Bacteria Testing

Biomerieux UK Ltd · 2026-03-27

£6.2M

NP884925 Adobe Licence

Adobe · 2026-03-27

£54K

NP884925 Adobe Licence

Adobe · 2026-03-27

£54K

Automated AST & Bacteria Testing

Biomerieux UK Ltd · 2026-03-27

£6.2M

Auto-injectors for PET-CT Service

Bayer Plc · 2026-03-25

£349K

Auto-injectors for PET-CT Service

Bayer Plc · 2026-03-25

£349K

Testing Service & Maintenance

Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited · 2026-03-25

£2.9M

Testing Service & Maintenance

Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited · 2026-03-25

£2.9M

Medicine Measure - 30ml & 60ml

Valley Northern Limited · 2026-03-25

£672K

Sampling & Measuring Products

Alliance Disposables Ltd · 2026-03-25

£2.0M

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Ophthalmology Equipment

£8.0M

Insulin Infusion Pumps, Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems and Associated Consumables

£100.0M

Single Use Podiatry Instruments

£2.0M

Pulse Oximetry Consumables

£12.0M

Operating Tables & Theatre Lighting

£2.0M

Dental Sundries

Operating Tables & Theatre Lighting

Pulse Oximetry Consumables

Single Use Podiatry Instruments

Insulin Infusion Pumps, Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems and Associated Consumables

Ophthalmology Equipment

Dental Sundries

NSS11425 Pre-implantation Genetic Testing (PGT) in Scotland

NP60626 Healthcare Waste Sharps Bins

£12.8M

NP60626 Healthcare Waste Sharps Bins

Decontamination Equipment and Associated Maintenance

£8.0M

Clinical Waste Treatment System using Microwave technology

Clinical Waste Continuous Steam Treatment System

Decontamination Equipment and Associated Maintenance

NP56326 Service for Peritoneal Dialysis Treatments

Market analysis

Bidding into The Common Services Agency (more commonl… — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

35%

Top-5 supplier share

36d

Avg response window

29d

Median response window

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to The Common Services Agency (more commonl…

How much does The Common Services Agency (more commonl… spend on procurement?

The Common Services Agency (more commonl… awarded 820 contracts totalling £7.8bn between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 280 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £11.4M.

Who are The Common Services Agency (more commonl…'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to The Common Services Agency (more commonl… by total award value are Allied and Clinical Recruitments Limited, Balfour Beatty Construction Limited, MPMH Construction Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 35% of contract value.

What does The Common Services Agency (more commonl… buy from suppliers?

The Common Services Agency (more commonl…'s procurement is concentrated in building construction work, various medicinal products, general anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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What's the typical response window for The Common Services Agency (more commonl… tenders?

The Common Services Agency (more commonl… typically gives suppliers a median of 29 days to respond (average 36 days). Standard contract duration is around 0 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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