Planning

C253996 DHSC NHS Human Leucocyte Antigen Typing - Advanced Rapid High Resolution

DHSC

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Planning

16 May 2024 at 09:14

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

08 May 2024 at 11:22

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care is planning a procurement process for NHS Human Leucocyte Antigen Typing services. The procurement process is in the planning stage and involves engaging with potential suppliers for the provision of HLA typing assays for organ transplantation. Key milestones include an engagement end date of 31st May 2024. The buying organisation is DHSC based in London, UK, and the procurement falls under the medical laboratories services category.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in medical analysis, pathology services, and blood analysis to engage with the Department of Health and Social Care. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly suited to compete for this contract. The procurement aims to identify commercial assays capable of rapidly producing high-resolution HLA typing results within specific timeframes, with a market engagement event scheduled for Friday 5th July 2024.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

C253996 DHSC NHS Human Leucocyte Antigen Typing - Advanced Rapid High Resolution

Notice Description

The Department of Health and Social Care is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of an early market engagement exercise, available to any organisations which have expertise in the provision of HLA typing assays for the purposes of clinical use in organ transplantation. The purpose of the exercise is to inform the Implementation Steering Group for Organ Utilisation (ISOU) Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Sub-Group about the future direction and capabilities of assays which produce a high resolution HLA type of organ donors for transplantation purposes. This information will then be used to form recommendations within the ISOU framework and guide the future direction of HLA typing of organ donors in the UK. This exercise seeks to engage with the market to enable the ISOU subgroup to: Primary Requirement: 1. Understand the commercial assays capable of rapidly producing a type for HLA-A,B,C,DRB1/3/4/5, DQB1, DQA1, DPB1, DPA1 with a resolution of 2nd field (minimum). Currently the timeframe allocated for deceased donor typing is set at 4 hours, however this timeframe may be slightly relaxed in future, if for example a slightly longer timeframe produces a higher resolution type or clinically relevant information extending beyond the HLA loci is obtained. The ISOU subgroup seeks to understand the assays and technologies which are currently available or will be brought to market in timeframe of 5 years which can fulfil the above remit. Secondary Requirements: 2. Availability of IT solutions for direct transfer of donor HLA typing results, including the use of Histoimmunogenetics Markup Language (HML) where appropriate, which would support the primary requirement. 3. Demonstrate compliance with in vitro diagnostic medical devices regulations (IVDR) for typing assays and software as required. 4. Indicate if typing beyond the HLA loci is being considered / developed with the capabilities of assays designed for rapid high resolution HLA typing. e.g. inclusion of HNA or MICA typing. Market Engagement Event will take place virtually on Friday 5th July 2024 Please register your interest below no later than 17:00 Friday 31st May https://forms.office.com/e/WUxAMxbUkT This PIN may result in a future procurement for the Provision of HLA typing assays that can produce an HLA type to the 2nd field (minimum) within a 4 hour period. The assay may not be currently available but should be implementable within a five to ten year time frame. However, at this time we have no commitment to spend, this is an activity to scope the market only. Additional information: You may wish to access and register your organisation to our procurement platform Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so. NOTE: For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose of this is to engage with the market and seek feedback that may inform a specification and/or procurement approach, should this result a a procurement. At this time we have no commitment to spend, this is an activity to scope the market only and if a future advert is issued for contract, the value is TBC.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e1808fca-2385-42b7-86bd-06acfa6ca9ef
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b14828b-82b2-4bc0-9c01-13b9fa16b5ab
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85111800 - Pathology services

85111810 - Blood analysis services

85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

85148000 - Medical analysis services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 May 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DHSC
Contact Name
Sinead Cairns
Contact Email
ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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