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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: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£9.4bn

Total spend

1,207

Contract awards

435

Unique suppliers

£7.9M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) has awarded 1,207 contracts worth £9.4bn to 435 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £7.9M, with the top five suppliers holding 25% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to The Common Services Agency (more commonl…

Top-five suppliers hold 25% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Acumed Ltd12£660.0M
B Braun Medical Ltd30£497.2M
Abbott Medical U.K. Ltd14£464.8M
Bayer Plc5£392.6M
Mediq Healthcare UK Ltd (365 Healthcare)32£337.7M
Computacenter25£285.1M
STRYKER5£275.0M
Arthrex LTD12£215.8M
Baxter Healthcare Ltd11£192.1M
B Braun Medical12£185.3M
Adler Ortho UK Limited3£165.0M
Boston Scientific6£164.0M
Aquilant Ltd9£153.2M
Dolby Medical Home Respiratory Care Ltd2£149.8M
Becton Dickinson U.K. Limited32£142.6M
Abbott's diabetes care (division of Abbott Laboratories Limited)1£140.0M
Sectra Ltd1£137.0M
Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited7£128.5M
Medscience Distribution Ltd14£127.9M
Vascular Perspectives Ltd6£126.0M

Procurement categories

What The Common Services Agency (more commonl… buys

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

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
888 awards£8.0bn

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
321 awards£37.0M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
107 awards£260.5M

Repair and maintenance services

50
23 awards£193.9M

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
21 awards£67.3M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
16 awards£24.0M

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
15 awards£125.4M

Industrial machinery

42
15 awards£120.6M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
12 awards£2.8M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
12 awards£5.7M

Health and social work services

85
11 awards£204.7M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
10 awards£21.0M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
10 awards£3.4M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
9 awards£2.6M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
8 awards£4.4M

Software package and information systems

48
7 awards£254.1M

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
5 awards£1.2M

Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials

19
4 awards£4.0M

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
4 awards£20.6M

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
4 awards£6.0M

Construction work

45
3 awards£1.2M

Postal and telecommunications services

64
3 awards£5.3M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
2 awards£337K

Financial and insurance services

66
2 awards£718K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
2 awards£336K

Chemical products

24
1 award£16.8M

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
1 award£7.2M

Installation services (except software)

51
1 award£160K

Public utilities

65
1 award£640K

Education and training services

80
1 award£342K

Other community, social and personal services

98
1 award£315K

Recent contracts

Latest The Common Services Agency (more commonl… contracts awarded

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

Award of NSS15625 Autonomous robotic floor cleaning equipment

Nilfisk UK · 2026-12-03

£56K

Pendants

Getinge Limited · 2026-10-20

£8.8M

Theatre Lighting

Getinge Limited · 2026-10-20

£8.8M

Mattresses

Hill-Rom Ltd (Liko) · 2026-10-20

£8.8M

Mobile Operating Tables

Getinge Limited · 2026-10-20

£8.8M

Transfer Systems

Getinge Limited · 2026-10-20

£8.8M

Surgical Trolley Systems

Spectranetics International b.v. · 2026-10-20

£8.8M

Maintenance

Getinge Limited · 2026-10-20

£8.8M

Insulin Infusion Pumps, Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems and Associated Consumables

Abbott's diabetes care (division of Abbott Laboratories Limited) · 2026-09-24

£140.0M

Implantable Ports

B Braun Medical Ltd · 2026-09-08

£13.0M

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Most of it is in medical & pharma, industrial machinery and energy & fuels.

3

tenders open now

Inviting bids today

36

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

230

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1

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Market analysis

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Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

50%

Awards to SMEs

25%

Top-5 supplier share

1%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 50% of The Common Services Agency (more commonl…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

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 1,207 contracts totalling £9.4bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 435 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £7.9M.

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 Acumed Ltd, B Braun Medical Ltd, Abbott Medical U.K. Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 25% 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 medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

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.

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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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