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Supply of Antibody Assays (Fortress Diagnostics)

NHS Blood and Transplant · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:04.

Opportunity overview

Supply of Antibody Assays (Fortress Diagnostics) Direct Award - PA2023

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

UNA HEALTH LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Shared published award value
£50.6k
Awarded
3 Dec 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Staffordshire, UKG23, ST6 4HN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV33140000 — Medical consumables

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
C344853
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
PA23 Sch.5 Single supplier - technical reasons Successful previous contract for Analysers - Requirement to use successful bidders consumables on their machines.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Dynamic Purchasing System
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Apr 2025, 23:59

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Jun 2028, 23:59
Starts
20 Jun 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical consumables

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010421-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
20 Mar 2025, 14:25

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
20 Apr 2025, 23:59
Description
Supply of specified antibody assays for the detection of HEV IgG, HEV IgM and Treponemal pallidum haemagglutination and rapid plasma reagin (RPR) for Syphilis. NHSBT Microbiology Services Laboratory Virology (MSLV) is responsible for the confirmation of reactivity in samples from blood and non-blood donors referred to the laboratory following screening for mandatory and discretionary markers of transmissible infection through transfusion or transplantation. The assays required have been validated by MSLV for the above purposes and must be from the following manufacturer – Fortress Diagnostics. NHSBT now wishes to commence a formal procurement process and is seeking to engage with suppliers and understand the market. Business Requirements • The Supplier MUST be able to provide the required assays as detailed by MSLV • The Supplier MUST be able to ensure the supply of assays when ordered • The Supplier MUST be able to ensure there is a supply chain in place to include ordering processes and delivery of orders with appropriate temperature controls and turnaround times. • The Supplier MUST comply with NHSBT Supplier management requests • The Supplier MUST be certified to the relevant ISO standard and provide evidence • Detailed specification will be shared while scheduling the premarket engagement call. It is NHSBT's intention to hold pre-procurement supplier engagement meetings the week of 1st April 2025 to 15th April 2025. The meetings will be held remotely, the dates are to be confirmed. To enable NHSBT to finalise arrangements (e.g., send meeting details and agree time slots) for the meeting’s, interested organisations are required to send an expression of interest via email to Sahithi Bandi sahithi.bandi@nhsbt.nhs.uk by no later than 17:00 hrs (GMT) on 31st March 2025. This should include a list of your potential attendees and a brief overview (or a website link) of the Goods / Services which might be offered. Please include options, if available, for a managed service contract. No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract, and there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position. It should be noted that this procurement exercise may allow other Health authorities to use any agreements awarded.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDBY-6395-VWBP
Name
NHS Blood and Transplant

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 7QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
500 North Bristol Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PDBY-6395-VWBP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Sahithi Bandi
Telephone
07385149017
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-168489
Name
UNA HEALTH LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG23
Country
GB
Locality
Staffordshire
Postal Code
ST6 4HN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 6/7 Scotia Road Business Park, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 4HN

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-168794
Name
UNA Health LtdUnit 6 & 7, Fitzgerald Way Scotia Road Business Park, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4HN.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG23
Country
GB
Locality
Stoke-on-Trent
Postal Code
ST6 4HN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 6 & 7, Fitzgerald Way Scotia Road Business Park, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4HN.

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
3 Dec 2025, 00:00
Title
Supply of Antibody Assays (Fortress Diagnostics)
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical consumables

Value

Amount
50,638.72
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
60,766.46

Options

Description
options to extend

Renewal

Description
1 year + 1 year optional extension

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080379-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
5 Dec 2025, 18:42
Entry 2
Id
081616-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Dec 2025, 15:40

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-168489
Name
UNA HEALTH LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-168794
Name
UNA Health LtdUnit 6 & 7, Fitzgerald Way Scotia Road Business Park, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4HN.

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
10 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
8 Dec 2029, 23:59
Starts
10 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
8 Dec 2031, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 7QH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04efbe-2025-12-10T15:40:08ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·