Contract

Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) Services

  • Lothian Health Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-063136

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0529d7 (view related notices)

Published 8 October 2025, 10:07am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Lothian Health Board

Mainpoint, 2nd Floor, 102 Westport

Edinburgh

EH3 9DN

Email

maxwell.muir@nhs.scot

Telephone

+44 1312421000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nhslothian.scot

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00326

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) Services

Reference number

: LR3-125-2025

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

seeks a suitably qualified and certified Contractor to be appointed to undertake portable appliance testing (PAT) services, approximately 100,000 items, across 118 locations as further detailed in the ITT covering all NHS Lothian sites

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
  • UKM78 - West Lothian

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Contractor will be expected implement fully comprehensive PAT Testing schedule across NHS Lothian sites.

The Contractor shall ensure full compliance with all current and relevant legislation and guidance including, without limitation, all relevant British Standards, Codes of Practice as required in Scotland, and that Services are performed by Skilled Persons

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-028828


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

: LR3-125-2025

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public

Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Objective criteria for ensuring the selection of suitably qualified candidates:

This procedure will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender (PCS-T) Portal. All queries must be made via the PCS-T

messaging system. For further instructions, please refer to the SPD Guidance document attached to this project in PCS-T.

We will apply a single stage process:

Pre-Qualification via the SPD. The SPD asks bidders general questions; when completing, bidders must have regard for the statements in

this Notice that detail specific requirements. Bidders must:

a) Pass the Minimum Standards in ESPD Sections 4A, 4B, and 4D in the PCS-T Qualification envelope. Statements for these questions can

be found in Sections III.1.1, III.1.2, and III.1.3 of this Notice.

TUPE won't apply.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22211. For more information see:

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:

https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Community Benefits as described within the procurement documents.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29233. For more information see:

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

(SC Ref:812457)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom