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EQA Material

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

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21 Feb 2025 at 16:14

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is inviting tenders for the supply of EQA Material. This procurement is within the healthcare industry, specifically laboratory reagents, and is classified under CPV code 33696500. The contract will be legally entered into by Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board. This tender uses the Open Procedure and the procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with submissions due by 31st March 2025. The contract is set to commence on 1st July 2024. The tender document submission and communication will be conducted electronically via the Bravo eTender Wales portal.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in laboratory reagents and quality assessment materials. Specifically, companies that manufacture or supply EQA materials for Blood Gas, Co-oximetry, pO2 accuracy, Haematocrit, and related laboratory tests will find this tender particularly relevant. The procurement is divided into six lots, with the possibility for suppliers to bid for and be awarded multiple lots, thus opening avenues for increased business engagement and revenue through extended contract periods lasting over six years. Businesses with a robust quality assurance framework, especially those that can meet ISO 17043 and related standards, will be well-suited to compete in this tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EQA Material

Notice Description

The Health Board seek to establish a contract for the supply of EQA Material for Weqas. Weqas is a National External Quality Assessment provider which monitors the analytical performance of diagnostic laboratories in the UK, Ireland and overseas. Weqas is one of the leading External Quality Assessment (EQA) providers with over 50 years experience in Quality Assurance, providing solutions in Laboratory Medicine. Weqas is accredited to ISO 17043: Conformity Assessment - General Requirements for Proficiency Testing (4301). The Reference Laboratory is accredited to standard ISO 15195 Laboratory Medicine - Requirements for Reference Measurement Laboratories and ISO 17025-General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Weqas is a semi autonomous, non profit making organisation hosted by Cardiff and Vale uHB (legal entity). Weqas is its own independent Clinical Board within Cardiff and Vale uHB. This contract is for Weqas who require External Quality Assessment [EQA] Material for undertaking global quality assessment programmes for Blood Gas, Co-oximetry, pO2 accuracy, Blood Gas with Haematocrit ,PoCT Hb and Hb variants. Weqas has a manufacturing facility which manufactures EQA and IQC (Internal Quality Control) material, and therefore, manufactures the majority of products in house, however, some specialized products need to be sourced from a third party supplier. The product specification will detail the material required to be supplied from this external source for Quality Assurance testing.

Lot Information

Lot 1

EQA Material for Blood Gas

Renewal: two years in annual increments and board's discretion

Lot 2

EQA material for assessing accuracy of pO2

Lot 3

EQA material for Blood Gas with Haematocrit

Lot 4

material for Hb Variants

Lot 5

material for Co-oximetry

Lot 6

material for POCT Hb

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e74b
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006980-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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

CPV Codes

33696500 - Laboratory reagents

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Mar 2025Expired
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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF15 7QZ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Further Information

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