Planning

Additive solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT

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Planning

22 Dec 2022 at 11:13

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the tender titled "Additive solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products" is currently in the planning stage. The buying organisation, NHS Blood and Transplant, based in Bristol, United Kingdom, is seeking suppliers for goods in the Blood-transfusion supplies category. A Supplier Engagement Meeting is scheduled for late January or early February 2023. Interested parties must submit expressions of interest by 13 January 2023.

This tender opportunity presents businesses in the medical supplies industry with the chance to provide additive solutions for blood products to NHS Blood and Transplant and other beneficiary blood establishments. Companies specialising in manufacturing pharmaceutical additives and related products are well-suited to compete for this tender. The Supplier Engagement Meeting offers a valuable networking opportunity for interested suppliers to engage with the buying organisation and potentially secure a lucrative contract in the healthcare sector.

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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.

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

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

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