The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services
Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division
National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Defibrillators: Automatic External Defibrillators including Public Use and First Responder, Automated External Defibrillators with manual override capability and Defibrillator with manual and AED capabilities – Monitor and Recorder and Consumables including Adult pads, Paediatric pads and CPR electrodes on
behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards,
Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS
Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated
Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public
Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014, together with independent contractors to
NHS Scotland such as dentists, general medical
practitioners, pharmacists, opticians etc. and all other bodies governed by Public Law in Scotland.