NP856 Fire and Security Services and Equipment
Details
- Value
- £32,000,000
- Topic
- Installation services of fire protection equipment
- Published
- 25 February 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) on behalf of all NHS Scotland Health Boards intends to establish a national Framework Agreement for the supply, installation, maintenance, and support of fire and security systems and associated equipment. Lot 1: Lots to be defined at ITT stage NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), intends to undertake a tendering exercise to establish a national Framework Agreement for the provision of Fire and Security Services and Equipment. The Framework will support all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and associated organisations, covering a wide range of estates environments including acute hospitals, community facilities, laboratories, and office buildings. The scope is expected to include (but is not limited to): Fire Safety Systems & Equipment Fire detection and alarm systems Fire extinguishers (supply and servicing) Fire suppression systems Fire safety signage Associated installation, planned preventative maintenance, and reactive works Security Systems & Equipment CCTV systems Access control systems Intruder alarm systems Perimeter detection Remote monitoring Associated installation, planned preventative maintenance, and reactive works The Framework is expected to be divided into lots, which may include system type and/or geographical region. The final structure will be informed by market engagement. NSS wishes to engage with suppliers to gather views on the proposed scope, lotting, market capacity and innovation within the sector. A supplier engagement questionnaire and optional supplier briefing session will be organised. Full details will be communicated following publication of this PIN. This notice is for market engagement only. It is not a call for competition. Lot 2: Lots to be defined at ITT stage NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), intends to undertake a tendering exercise to establish a national Framework Agreement for the provision of Fire and Security Services and Equipment. The Framework will support all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Boards, and associated organisations, covering a wide range of estates environments including acute hospitals, community facilities, laboratories, and office buildings. The scope is expected to include (but is not limited to): Fire Safety Systems & Equipment Fire detection and alarm systems Fire extinguishers (supply and servicing) Fire suppression systems Fire safety signage Associated installation, planned preventative maintenance, and reactive works Security Systems & Equipment CCTV systems Access control systems Intruder alarm systems Perimeter detection Remote monitoring Associated installation, planned preventative maintenance, and reactive works The Framework is expected to be divided into lots, which may include system type and/or geographical region. The final structure will be informed by market engagement. NSS wishes to engage with suppliers to gather views on the proposed scope, lotting, market capacity and innovation within the sector. A supplier engagement questionnaire and optional supplier briefing session will be organised. Full details will be communicated following publication of this PIN. This notice is for market engagement only. It is not a call for competition.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published25 February 2026Current notice
About the buyer
NHS National Services Scotland is a national healthcare body serving NHS Scotland, and its National Procurement arm is Scotland's largest procurement organisation. Tenders are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland under the buyer name Common Services Agency. Suppliers apply for those tenders to get onto a national framework. Each contract record on the register names the framework, its dates, the winning suppliers and the National Procurement contract owner. The National Distribution Service then delivers stock to hospital wards and community centres across NHS Scotland. Innovative products can be submitted through an online innovation portal.
UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.
Over the past 5 years, most of NHS National Services Scotland's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, IT services and transport equipment.
Relevant CPV codes
- 51700000 · Installation services of fire protection equipment
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-national-services-scotland.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-national-services-scotland.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-national-services-scotland.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-national-services-scotland.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-national-services-scotland.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-national-services-scotland.gov |
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