Supply and Support of HLA Rapid Typing Systems (PA23)

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-051d08Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive
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Awarded value

Suppliers

4

2 SME

Lots

4

1 awarded

Published

25 Feb 2026

Description

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a Special Health Authority in England, with responsibilities across the United Kingdom for organ donation and transplantation. Our core purpose is to ‘save and improve lives’ through the provision of a safe and reliable supply of blood components, solid organs, stem cells, tissues and related services to the NHS, and to the other UK Health Services where directed.  Services are supplied through a national network of six laboratories across England. We would like to work with future suppliers of choice to perform HLA rapid typing system in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner to meet the demands and expectations of our customers and the patients we serve.

Scope

Reference
C369678
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Mar 2026 to 28 Feb 2034
CPV classifications
33100000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

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NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Costcost60.00%
Qualityquality40.00%
costcost90.00%
Qualityquality10.00%
Costcost90.00%
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Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

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Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

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Lots · 4 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Provision of testing kits, consumables, and analysis software£1.5mcomplete
Lot 2Provision of equipment and equipment consumables£280kcomplete
Lot 3Provision of equipment maintenance£320kcomplete
Lot 4Developmentcomplete