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01 July 2025

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Category Services

Type

No. of Lots 1

Status Active

Published 25th Jun 2025

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-05539a
Common Procurement VocabularyLaboratory services
Procurement MethodOpen procedure
Value£81,125
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Category Services

Type

No. of Lots 1

Status Active

Published 25th Jun 2025

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-05539a
Common Procurement VocabularyLaboratory services
Procurement MethodOpen procedure
Value£81,125

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

The Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen)

Scotiabank House, 6 South Charlotte Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4AW

Email

victoria.wilson [at] scotcen.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1312400210

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

Buyer's address

I.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

Independent social research organisation

I.5) Main activity

Health


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Scottish Health Survey 2026: Provision of a laboratory services for salivary cotinine and anabasine analysis

Reference number

SHeS26_cot

II.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Scottish Centre for Social Research is inviting interested parties to submit a proposal for the provision of Laboratory Services to conduct salivary cotinine and anabasine analysis to support the 2026 Scottish Health Survey (SHeS 2026). SHeS 2026 has been commissioned by the Scottish Government to the Scottish Centre for Social Research, who require a sub-processor to carry out cotinine and anabasine analysis for the study

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £81,125

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Scottish Centre for Social Research is inviting interested parties to submit a proposal for the provision of Laboratory Services to conduct salivary cotinine and anabasine analysis to support the 2026 Scottish Health Survey (SHeS 2026). The Scottish Government commissioned the Scottish Centre for Social Research to undertake SHeS 2026. The Scottish Centre for Social Research require a sub-processor to carry out cotinine and anabasine analysis for the study.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £81,125

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

15

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

May be extended on an annual basis up to 3 times

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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


Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

The supplier must comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

Personal data will only be stored and processed within the UK.

Ahead of any personal data being shared, the supplier must sign NatCen’s Third Party Agreement and all staff handling confidential data must sign a non-disclosure agreement (see Annex C). Suppliers are not required to complete these as part of the tender process.


Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

28 July 2025

Local time

5:00pm

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 31 December 2027

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

29 July 2025

Local time

12:00pm


Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at .

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at .

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

(SC Ref:802393)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom