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Clean Room Requalification

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 15:02.

Opportunity overview

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have a requirement for Clean Room Requalification. The Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a specialist facility that manufactures plasmids and viral vectors for early-stage clinical trials targeting incurable diseases like cancer and genetic disorders. Operating as part of NHSBT's Cellular and Molecular Therapies function, the CBC supports the UK life sciences sector by translating laboratory research into clinical-grade therapies. The manufacture of sterile products or tissues should be carried out in clean areas, entry to which is through change rooms/air locks/transfer hatches for personnel/equipment and materials. These classified environments MUST be monitored and achieve the appropriate current GMP regulatory specifications for that environment as detailed in EudraLex volume 4 “The rules governing medicinal products in the European Union” Annex 1 Manufacture of sterile medicinal products. Classification and Re-qualification is performed at a minimum annually At Rest, except for particle counts which are performed At Rest and In Operation.

Classification

  • CPV71600000 — Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
  • CPV71630000 — Technical inspection and testing services
  • CPV71631000 — Technical inspection services

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
C455532
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
21 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Nov 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71630000
Description
Technical inspection and testing services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71631000
Description
Technical inspection services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71600000
Description
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
NHSBT wishes to invite those organisations who express an interest in this opportunity to Supplier engagement meetings to be held on-line via Microsoft Teams during w/c 27th July 2026. Any interested organisations are asked to contact carley.butcher@nhsbt.nhs.uk by no later than 17:00 on the 17th July 2026 to express their interest. If you do not respond by this date, you are not excluded from participating in the forthcoming tender, this date is to allow for optional supplier engagement meetings to be organised. There is no guarantee that a formal procurement process will be launched as a result of this early market engagement exercise, nor that any contract(s) will be placed. No remuneration or compensation etc will be paid to organisations who take part in this early market engagement exercise. Suppliers should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position. Further information e.g. draft technical specification, award criteria and timescales may be released for consultation purposes only, to organisations who express an interest in this notice. Please note that all details are subject to change.
Due
17 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060844-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jun 2026, 15:09
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
Carley Butcher

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
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 060844-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·