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TCS

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: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£8.2bn

Total spend

847

Contract awards

294

Unique suppliers

£11.5M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) has awarded 847 contracts worth £8.2bn to 294 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £11.5M, with the top five suppliers holding 33% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to The Common Services Agency (more commonl…

Top-five suppliers hold 33% 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
DITT Construction Ltd2£237.3M
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 Limited9£117.3M
Applied Medical UK Ltd.10£109.1M
LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare11£107.8M
Sandoz Ltd2£96.5M
Arthrex LTD3£95.0M
Takeda UK Limited30£93.0M

Procurement categories

What The Common Services Agency (more commonl… buys

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

45210000

45210000
5 awards£1.5bn

33690000

33690000
75 awards£1.2bn

33650000

33650000
98 awards£921.8M

79620000

79620000
1 awards£750.0M

33140000

33140000
65 awards£405.8M

33190000

33190000
25 awards£381.4M

85140000

85140000
30 awards£314.2M

33180000

33180000
17 awards£308.3M

33160000

33160000
24 awards£232.3M

33660000

33660000
45 awards£186.6M

48180000

48180000
18 awards£179.8M

33110000

33110000
17 awards£169.5M

48320000

48320000
1 awards£137.0M

24110000

24110000
6 awards£125.8M

85110000

85110000
6 awards£124.9M

33620000

33620000
13 awards£123.1M

35110000

35110000
5 awards£98.5M

85150000

85150000
4 awards£70.2M

72260000

72260000
36 awards£64.0M

18420000

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

£64.1M

NP49425 Generic and Biosimilar Transition Medicines

Brown and Burk · 2026-03-30

NP884925 Adobe Licence

Adobe · 2026-03-27

£54K

Automated AST & Bacteria Testing

Biomerieux UK Ltd · 2026-03-27

£6.2M

NP884925 Adobe Licence

Adobe · 2026-03-27

£54K

Automated AST & Bacteria Testing

Biomerieux UK Ltd · 2026-03-27

£6.2M

Sampling & Measuring Products

Alliance Disposables Ltd · 2026-03-25

£2.0M

Medicine Measure - 30ml & 60ml

Valley Northern Limited · 2026-03-25

£672K

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

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

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Open opportunities

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Operating Tables & Theatre Lighting

Deadline: 2026-06-22

£2.0M

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.

33%

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 847 contracts totalling £8.2bn between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 294 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £11.5M.

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 33% 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 45210000, 33690000, 33650000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for The Common Services Agency (more commonl… contracts?

The Common Services Agency (more commonl… publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

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 2026-06-17

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
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

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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