Tender

Molecular Screening Services

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT

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Tender

12 Jun 2023 at 15:24

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Blood and Transplant organisation has published a tender for Molecular Screening Services, under the services category. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions by July 31, 2023. The contract value is £9,500,000 GBP. This opportunity is for a Managed Service provider to offer testing solutions for detecting various pathogens in donors' samples. The tender is open to businesses able to provide high-throughput testing solutions with specific technical requirements such as CE/UKCA marking.

This tender by NHS Blood and Transplant offers business growth opportunities for companies specializing in laboratory services, medical equipment, diagnostics, and automation systems. Businesses with expertise in molecular screening and high-throughput testing solutions are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement method for this opportunity is an open procedure, providing a transparent and fair chance for interested suppliers. The location specified for this contract is in Colindale, UK. Interested businesses should take note of the submission method details available at the provided link for electronic and written submissions.

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Notice Title

Molecular Screening Services

Notice Description

This Contract notice is a call for competition and is separate to any tender opportunity. Its purpose is to inform the market of a tender opportunity. NHS Blood and Transplant are looking for a Managed Service provider to provide a fully integrated high throughput testing solution for an automated Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAT) system which can detect HBV DNA, HIV-1 RNA, HIV-2 RNA, HCV RNA, HEV RNA in EDTA plasma from blood and non-blood (e.g. stem cell, tissue) donors including from deceased (non-heart beating) donors. The solution must have the relevant CE/UKCA marking to support this ability.<br/>Participation is subject to the Supplier currently participating in the NHSBT KEG process, or confirmation that their testing solution has previously been KEG approved to deliver Molecular Screening in partnership with NHSBT. All correspondence to: tennille.madigan@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is separate to any tender opportunity. Its purpose is to inform the market of the Molecular Screening tender opportunity. NHSBT are looking for a fully integrated high throughput testing solution for an automated Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAT) system which can detect HBV DNA, HIV-1 RNA, HIV-2 RNA, HCV RNA, HEV RNA in EDTA plasma from blood and non-blood (e.g. stem cell, tissue) donors including from deceased (non-heart beating) donors. The solution must have the relevant CE/UKCA marking to support this ability and be currently taking part in KEG to gain approval or already have approval from KEG to undertake this service.

Renewal: Up to a maximum of 5 years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d595
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016620-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

48 - Software package and information systems

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33124000 - Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies

33124110 - Diagnostic systems

33127000 - Immuno-analysis devices

33140000 - Medical consumables

33141625 - Diagnostic kits

33696200 - Blood-testing reagents

33696500 - Laboratory reagents

48921000 - Automation system

71900000 - Laboratory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£9,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jul 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
TLK11 Bristol, City of

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Filton
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

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