The procurement, pursuant to which this invitation to tender (‘Invitation to Tender’) is issued, is for the award of a contract for the supply of Class II microbiological safety cabinets (the ‘Product’) for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service at the new National Centre, based at Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh (SNBTS) and is being undertaken by the Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’).

There is a requirement for the following class II microbiological safety cabinets (MSC):

Code CAB972 Class II microbiological safety cabinet — quantity 2

Code CAB973 Class II microbiological safety cabinet, 1 200 mm — quantity 2

Code CAB973A Class II microbiological safety cabinet, 1 800 mm — quantity 6

Please note that that all the cabinets will be awarded to a single bidder.

Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.

To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code 4986 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop-down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.

For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdf

If you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel.