Cochlear Implants

Buyer
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)
Value
£14,200,000
Closes
19 November 2026
Where
Edinburgh, Scotland
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

NHS Scotland is setting up supplier agreements to buy cochlear implants (surgically fitted hearing devices), their external sound processors and accessories, along with ongoing support for them. The estimated total value is £14.2 million, split across four lots covering adults and children, with one implant or one upgrade route per lot. Up to four suppliers will be appointed to each lot, and none is ranked above the others.

What the buyer wants

• Supply cochlear implants, sound processors and accessories that meet the four lot specifications (unilateral or bilateral start-up kits, and upgrade processor kits for adults and children) • Provide ongoing technical support, servicing and replacement parts for the devices supplied across NHS Scotland • Show that products are approved for medical use in the UK, with clinical evidence, safety data and reliable delivery capacity

Lots

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

Most small businesses would be disqualified because they are not manufacturers or authorised distributors of implantable medical devices, cannot show the regulatory approvals and clinical evidence required, and lack the capacity to support a £14.2 million national supply contract.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

How framework contracts work

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