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Microbiology and Serology Testing

NHS Blood and Transplant · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:45.

Opportunity overview

NHS Blood and Transplant requires a direct contractual relationship with either a manufacturer or any other economic operator for a complete end-to-end integrated solution for the Microbiology Serology screening/testing of blood and non-blood donations , which must include all the necessary equipment, installation, maintenance, consumables, reagents, software including an inter-interoperability provision with NHSBTs existing IT infrastructure and overall ongoing support mechanism that may be required to carry out the necessary testing.

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.

Abbott Laboratories Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£28.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Apr 2025
Award ID
068930-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Maidenhead, UK, SL6 4XE, United Kingdom

Roche Diagnostics Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Oct 2025
Award ID
068930-2025-2
Status
active
Location
West Sussex, UK, RH15 9RY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71900000 — Laboratory services

Lots

  • Contract A - National TestingValue not stated
  • Contract B - Colindale TestingValue not stated

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-05d529
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
No suitable tenders received in Open procedure.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
71900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_PROC_OPEN
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Contract A - National Testing
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Microbiology & Serology National Testing

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
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Contract B - Colindale Testing
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Microbiology & Serology Testing

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

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory 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-164969
Name
Abbott Laboratories Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Maidenhead
Postal Code
SL6 4XE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Abbott House, Vanwall Road, Vanwall Business Park, Maidenhead, SL6 4XE

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Abbott Laboratories Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-164970
Name
Roche Diagnostics Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
West Sussex
Postal Code
RH15 9RY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Roche House, Charles Avenue, Burgess Hill

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Roche Diagnostics Limited
Organisation 4
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
068930-2025-1
Title
Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract A
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-164969
Name
Abbott Laboratories Limited
Award 2
Id
068930-2025-2
Title
Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract B
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-164970
Name
Roche Diagnostics Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
068930-2025-1
Title
Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract A
Status
active
Award ID
068930-2025-1
Date Signed
1 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
28,565,218
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
068930-2025-2
Title
Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract B
Status
active
Award ID
068930-2025-2
Date Signed
22 Oct 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,234,782
Currency
GBP

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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