Tender

EU Notified Body designated under Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR)

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

06 May 2025 at 13:57

Tender

27 Mar 2025 at 16:58

Planning

05 Mar 2025 at 11:15

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), a central government public authority in Bristol, United Kingdom, involved seeking an EU Notified Body for the conformity assessment and certification of in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) under Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR). This process, embedded within the services industry category, planned to transition from the legacy directive to the new regulations while ensuring continued compliance and operational standards. The procurement spanned through numerous key stages starting with planning on 5th March 2025, moving to the tender phase by 27th March 2025, with an initial closure of the tender period on 24th April 2025. Despite these efforts, the tender was ultimately cancelled on the 6th of May 2025, due to no bids being received, as previously announced in the tender cancellation notice.

This tender created substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in quality assurance and testing services, especially those with competencies in medical and healthcare device certifications. Organisations familiar with regulatory compliance and possessing the capacity to handle conformity assessment for healthcare devices would have been ideal contenders. The primary procurement method was open, indicating broad accessibility and inclusion for potential suppliers meeting the tender’s criteria. The precise structuring of the procurement, including timelines and specified contract extensions, would have appealed to SMEs capable of delivering high-value technical services with the potential for contractual extensions up to four years, hence offering considerable avenues for growth in a stable government partnership.

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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.

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
Additional Buyers

MISSING

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

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