Notice Information
Notice Title
Additive solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products
Notice Description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is separate to any tender opportunity, its purpose is to consult and gauge interest in the market, to improve NHSBT's knowledge of 'Additive Solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products' available in the marketplace.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a Special Health Authority in the NHS and is responsible for the provision of blood components and a range of associated laboratory and patient therapeutic services to hospitals in England.
NHSBT wishes to inform the market of prospective requirements, as far as their details are known at this time for the suspension of apheresis platelets, whole blood derived pooled platelets and specialist red cell products by the establishment of a Framework Agreement with the following Blood Establishments as beneficiaries - NHS Blood and Transplant; the Welsh Blood Service (WBS); the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS); the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS); the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (ARCL), the New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS).
Description of the goods to be purchased:
Additive solution for the suspension of platelets, granulocytes and other components derived from whole blood; Additive solution for the suspension of single donor apheresis derived platelets and SAGM solution for the routine washing and re-suspension of red cells during the production of specialist blood products in accordance with the Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services in the UK details of which can be found at the following website https://www.transfusionguidelines.org/red-book
Supplier Engagement Meeting(s) via Microsoft TEAMS will be held in late January or early February 2023.
The format of the Supplier Engagement Meeting will be communicated to those organisations that respond to this PIN.
Expressions of interest for the Supplier Engagement activity should be submitted by email to Samantha.rix@nhsbt.nhs.uk no later than 16:00 GMT on 13 January 2023.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0393a2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036345-2022
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33194220 - Blood-transfusion supplies
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Dec 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Mar 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
- Contact Name
- Samantha Rix
- Contact Email
- samantha.rix@nhsbt.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7385972251
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 7QH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Filton
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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