Notice Information
Notice Title
Managed Service for Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT)
Notice Description
Lot Information
Lot 1
The current managed service comprises the supply of a fully integrated microbiology managed service system for NAT (Nucleic Acid Testing). This includes equipment, maintenance, consumables, spare parts, upgrades, training, clinical education material, remote diagnostics, reporting and supports all to deliver a final result to the Authority's information management system. Mandatory assays include the ability to detect HCV RNA (and HIV RNA for SNBTS) in plasma/serum samples from blood donors and also HCV RNA, HIV RNA and HBV DNA in plasma/ serum samples from tissue and stem cell donors.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0597d8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055505-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,250,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Aug 201510 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2015 - 31 Oct 2025 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- gordon.dickson@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1313145522
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH14 4BE
- 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
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Pentland Hills
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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