Source: https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-national-services-scotland-nss Buyer profile # The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) GB [Get alerts for this buyer](https://tendernation.io/register) [Ask via FOI](https://tendernation.io/tools/foi-request-template?buyer=the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-national-services-scotland-nss) [Download buyer report](https://tendernation.io/register) Open now 2 live tenders Published 868 since 5 Jan 2021 Typical value £8,653,108 median of 272 stated values Value range £1 to £350m lowest to highest ## Open opportunities [Public Healthcare - Outsourcing DPS](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b8a-5c5f-7050-a583-4b14f732b395/public-healthcare-outsourcing-dps)Provision of Medical Services to NHS Scotland Health Boards GB £150,000,000 10 days left 29 Oct 2026 [Single Use Podiatry Instruments](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd8-3e31-71c5-88f7-2cf94cdd38ae/single-use-podiatry-instruments)The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities is undertakin... GB £2,000,000 17 days left 5 Nov 2026 ## How this buyer buys 5 of The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)'s notices were call-offs from a framework, DPS or dynamic market. Only suppliers on the route can win that work. - [RM6244 Purchase of Standard and Specialist Vehicles](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6244) Framework No: framework closed until about 28 Nov 2026 It ends 28 Nov 2026, so a replacement is likely to be tendered before then. That is your chance to get on it. 3 call-offs last 3 Dec 2025 - [RM6116 Network Services 3](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6116) Framework No: framework closed until about 17 Jul 2027 It ends 17 Jul 2027, so a replacement is likely to be tendered before then. That is your chance to get on it. 1 call-off last 4 Feb 2025 - Unnamed dynamic purchasing system Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off last 14 May 2021 ### DPSs and dynamic markets The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) runs - Public Healthcare - Outsourcing DPS Dynamic purchasing system Open to join now Runs to 29 Oct 2026 [How to apply](https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk) - Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPA) - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Dynamic purchasing system · closed Runs to 5 Sept 2025 - Artificial Intelligence Software for NHS Scotland Radiology Imaging – Dynamic Purchasing System Dynamic purchasing system · closed Runs to 21 Sept 2022 - Services at NHSS Hospitals - Insourcing DPS Dynamic purchasing system · closed Runs to 15 Sept 2022 - Skilled Practitioners DPS Dynamic purchasing system · closed ## Procurement contacts People The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) named as contact points in its own tender and award notices, newest first. 119 contacts published by The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) Names, emails and phone numbers exactly as the buyer published them in its notices. 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