Notice Information
Notice Title
SNBTS Supply of Van Refrigeration Units and Maintenance
Notice Description
Ten (10) Transit Custom 320 L2 H1 Trend Van 2.0L EcoBlue 136PS FWD 8 Speed Automatic Vehicles have been purchased by Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) without refrigerated compartments and required modification in order to meet the requirements for transport of blood components. Ongoing maintenance for the installed equipment was also required.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Ten (10) Transit Custom 320 L2 H1 Trend Van 2.0L EcoBlue 136PS FWD 8 Speed Automatic Vehicles have been purchased by Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) without refrigerated compartments and required modification in order to meet the requirements for transport of blood components. Vans are used for the transportation of Blood Components from the central hub locations to hospitals and blood banks around the country as required for the service. Each van is required to have two separate compartments, with one for transport non-temperature controlled items (Ambient compartment), and the other compartment to be refrigerated for the transport of temperature controlled Blood Components (Refrigerated compartment). Transportation of Blood Components is completed in accordance with NATS TRAN 020. The refrigerated compartment must maintain the surface temperature of units of Blood Components 2degC to 10degC during transportation. Temperature monitoring (with alarms for out of specified limits) of the refrigerated compartment during transportation is required. Records of temperature during transport were required. *Ongoing maintenance for the installed equipment was also required*
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c7a7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007702-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
34114000 - Specialist vehicles
45331231 - Installation work of refrigeration equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £110,592 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Jan 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 27 Feb 202512 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS)
- Contact Name
- Sara Maciver
- Contact Email
- sara.maciver@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 7483104015
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH12 9EB
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh, TLM82 Glasgow City
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Drum Brae/Gyle
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
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