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Secondary Blood Grouping and Sickle Testing

NHS Blood and Transplant · compiled

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Opportunity overview

NHSBT is looking to award a Managed Service Contract for the supply of commercially available automated blood group testing equipment for use as a secondary testing technology for ABO and Rh D typing, antibody screening and identification, extended red cell phenotyping and HbAS (heterozygous sickle cell trait) screening for donor blood, tissues and stem cell (haemopoietic progenitor cells and therapeutic cells) samples.

Classification

  • CPV85111810 — Blood analysis services

Lots

  • NHSBT is looking to award a Managed Service Contract for the supply of commercially available automated blood group testing equipment for use as a secondary testing technology for ABO and Rh D typing, antibody screening and identification, extended red cell phenotyping and HbAS (heterozygous sickle cell trait) screening for donor blood, tissues and stem cell (haemopoietic progenitor cells and therapeutic cells) samples.£8.7m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-040cd2
Status
unsuccessful
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
10 Jun 2024, 17:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
10 Jun 2024, 17:00

Tender Period

Ends
10 Jun 2024

Communication

Future Notice Date
14 Feb 2024, 00:00

Classification

Id
85111810
Scheme
CPV
Description
Blood analysis services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
10 Dec 2024, 23:59

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
NHSBT is looking to award a Managed Service Contract for the supply of commercially available automated blood group testing equipment for use as a secondary testing technology for ABO and Rh D typing, antibody screening and identification, extended red cell phenotyping and HbAS (heterozygous sickle cell trait) screening for donor blood, tissues and stem cell (haemopoietic progenitor cells and therapeutic cells) samples.

Value

Amount
8,655,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
5 x 12 month extensions

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
75

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK
Entry 3
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85111810
Scheme
CPV
Description
Blood analysis services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-18293
Name
NHS Blood and Transplant

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK11
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 7QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
500 North Bristol Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Blood and Transplant

Contact

Name
Jo Murphy
Telephone
+44 1179212718
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1661
Name
The High Court

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court

Award information

Award 1
Id
043037-2025-1
Status
unsuccessful
Status Details
unsuccessful

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS34 7QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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