Notice Information
Notice Title
EU Notified Body designated under Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR)
Notice Description
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is seeking to engage with an EU Notified Body designated under Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR) to undertake conformity assessment of in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) and appropriate surveillance of legacy IVDs. NHSBT is a Special Health Authority that provides a blood and transplantation service to the NHS, looking after blood donation services in England and transplant services across the UK. NHSBT Reagents is a specialist department within NHSBT that designs, manufactures and distributes in vitro diagnostic medical devices for transfusion and transplantation investigations including blood grouping control reagents. NHSBT's current EU Notified Body has not been designated under the IVDR and we require the services of an alternative EU Notified Body for conformity assessment and CE-certification of IVDs under the IVDR, and for appropriate surveillance of legacy IVDs (i.e. IVDs that are covered by a certificate issued by a Notified Body in accordance with Directive 98/79/EC (IVDD) and which comply with the conditions set out in Article 110 (3c) of the IVDR). It is imperative that NHSBT is able to lodge a formal application for conformity assessment and sign a written agreement with an alternative EU Notified Body in accordance with deadlines set out in the Article 110 (3c) point (e) and Article 110 (3c) point (f) of the IVDR, respectively. This will enable NHSBT to benefit from the extended transitional period provided for in the IVDR, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/1860. The device risk class, IVDR transitional deadlines and number of devices / products are summarised in the tender documents. The EU Notified Body's designation must cover the scope of designation applicable to the IVDs manufactured by NHSBT which is summarised as follows: * NBOG Codes that apply to legacy devices; IVD0101, IVD0102, IVD0302, MDS7210. * IVDR Codes that apply to the IVDR devices; IVR0101, IVR0102, IVR0103, IVR0104, IVR0105, IVR0106, IVS1004, IVT2006, IVT2008, IVT2009, IVT2011, IVP3001, IVP3006 (note: not all codes apply to all devices). NHSBT's requirements are summarised below: * Surveillance assessment of legacy devices during the transitional period. * Assessment of NHSBT's Quality Management System. * Undertake announced and unannounced audits. * Conformity assessment and CE-certification of NHSBT's IVDs. * Surveillance assessment of IVDR CE-certified IVDs (following initial certification). * Batch / product verification for Class D devices. * Validate the Summary of Safety and Performance for Class D and C devices. * Assess and approve (or reject) proposed/planned substantial changes to NHSBT Reagents product range, products or Quality Management System.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: 2 x 12 monthly or cumulative extension to a maximum 4 year contract
Renewal: 2 x 12 monthly or cumulative extension to a maximum 4 year contract
Planning Information
Interested suppliers are asked to express their interest to rowena.thomas@nhsbt.nhs.uk and carley.butcher@nhsbt.nhs.uk by 12:00 noon on Friday, 14th March 2025. Suppliers expressing an interest will be invited to attend an early market engagement exercise supplier meeting on Wednesday, 19th March 2025 (note: date subject to change). Prior to this session, interested suppliers will be provided with a draft specification of requirements and short questionnaire related to requirements. There is no guarantee that a formal procurement process will be launched as a result of this early market engagement exercise, nor that any contract(s) will be placed. No remuneration or compensation etc will be paid to organisations who take part in this early market engagement exercise. Suppliers should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e9b4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019139-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination 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
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 25 May 2025 - 25 May 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-01-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Rowena Thomas
- Contact Email
- rowena.thomas@nhsbt.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07553520488
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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019139-2025
6th May 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011644-2025
27th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008004-2025
5th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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