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Primary Blood Bags, Ancillary Packs, Additive Solutions and Automated/Semi-Automated Blood Processing Technology

NHS Blood and Transplant · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 07:42.

Opportunity overview

This is a pipeline notice in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2024 and associated regulations and is for information only - it is NOT a call for competition. Collaborating Blood Establishment / Participating Authorities "the Authorities": NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Welsh Blood Service (WBS), Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS), Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS), Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (ARCL); New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS); NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is looking to establish a Framework Agreement for primary blood packs, ancillary blood processing packs, sample pouches, additive solutions and automated/semi-automated blood processing technology to commence in 2027. The 8-year Open Framework Agreement ceiling value is £1,141,000,000, this being the maximum spend over the term. The Framework will be between NHS Blood and Transplant and the awarded Suppliers. Call-off Contracts will be between the individual blood establishments and the Supplier. The anticipated Lot Structure for this procurement is set out as follows: Lot 1: Blood Packs *Primary Whole Blood Collection Lot 2: Ancillary Blood Processing Systems *Ancillary Blood Processing Systems for component development *Sample Pouch for Quality Monitoring of components Lot 3: Additive Solutions *For the suspension of pooled and apheresis platelets (Platelet Additive Solution) *For the washing and re-suspension of ‘washed’ platelets *For the washing and storage of red blood cells Lot 4: Automated or Semi-Automatic Blood Processing

Classification

  • CPV33141613 — Blood bags

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
C389590
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2035, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
33141613
Description
Blood bags

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
029809-2026
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Published
31 Mar 2026, 14:59
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDBY-6395-VWBP

Address

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

Contact

Name
Samantha Rix

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 029809-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·