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T.0340 Blood Transfusion Automation Managed Service Contract for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:40.

Opportunity overview

Following a procurement process (T.0340) BCUHB entered a contract with Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (now QuidelOrtho) in 2016 to provide services for a 7+3 years. Transfusion is a heavily regulated department (MHRA, BSQR) with paramount patient safety concerns on the delivery of the service and severe consequences of any potential harm due to incorrect results or cross matching.

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.

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

Matched by number
Published award value
£3.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02549777
Location
Bridgend, UKL15, CF35 5PZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
T.0340
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The original procurement completed in 2016 awarded a contract for 7 years with an option for a further extension of 3 years, which was taken by the Health Board. This contract is due to expire November 2026. The Health Board had originally planned to retender and had set timelines of a 2-year process to award and implement a new contract. Due to delays in the implementation of the replacement WLIMS system which has necessitated intensive resource and staff time to be dedicated to this project as a national priority. The required resource to undertake a tender process is not available and therefore, the Health Board has no choice but to delay the procurement of a new service. Due to the heavily regulated and sensitive nature of this service, it is not possible to change supplier without a full implementation period and therefore, the Health Board will extend the current arrangements in line with a Regulation 72 (c ) (i)modification in PCR 2015, whilst the new tender process is conducted.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-7A1
Name
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL12
Country
GB
Locality
Bangor
Postal Code
LL57 2PW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Headquarters, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Penrhosgarnedd

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
7A1
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-RQF
Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Role Details
Undertaking procurement activity on behalf of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF15 7QZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4-5 Charnwood Court, Hoel Bilingsley, Parc Nantgarw

Identifier

Id
RQF
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-02549777
Name
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Locality
Bridgend
Postal Code
CF35 5PZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Felindre Meadows, Pencoed

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
02549777
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
T.0340 Blood Transfusion Automation Managed Service Contract
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKL23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85111800
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pathology services

Value

Amount
3,608,241.62
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
4,329,889.94

Renewal

Description
The 6 month extension is available should further unforeseen delays require further time to award and implement the new contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
033749-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Jun 2025, 14:27

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02549777
Name
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Nov 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 May 2028, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bangor · UKL12 · LL57 2PW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05501b-2025-06-19T14:27:11+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·