Notice Information
Notice Title
Framework Agreement for the Supply and Support of Sterile Connection Devices
Notice Description
Sterile Connection Devices (SCDs) are essential for Blood Services to produce a wide range of blood components. Their use allows the sterile connection of blood packs and consumables, negating the use of a clean room. SCDs are used to connect ancillary packs to primary components to allow the manufacture of secondary components (washed red cells or platelets), in the production of pooled components (platelets, granulocytes and cryoprecipitate) and to manufacture neonatal split components (red cells, plasma and platelets). SCD's are also used during bacterial screening & Quality Monitoring Sampling and in areas outside of blood supply such as Tissue Services, Cellular and Molecular Therapy (CMT).
Lot Information
Supply and Maintenance of NEW Sterile Connection Devices, and Consumables
Supply and Maintenance of NEW Sterile Connection Devices, and Consumables for new and existing devices
Options: one additional year available as monthly or cumulative extensions.
Renewal: one additional year available as monthly or cumulative extensions.
Maintenance and Reactive Repair Services of existing NHSBT owned Terumo SCDsMaintenance and Reactive Repair Services of existing NHSBT owned Terumo Sterile Connection Devices
Options: one additional year available as monthly or cumulative extensions.
Renewal: one additional year available as monthly or cumulative extensions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a551
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061050-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
33100000 - Medical equipments
33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products
50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £7,351,761 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £7,351,761 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Sep 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-04-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
- Contact Name
- Samantha Rix
- Contact Email
- samantha.rix@nhsbt.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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/061050-2025
30th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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