Notice Information
Notice Title
Stem Cell Registry Software Platform for the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR)
Notice Description
The Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR), part of the Velindre University NHS Trust and Welsh Blood Service, is seeking to engage with the market for the provision of an integrated software platform. The system will support all operational, regulatory, and engagement requirements associated with the collection, distribution, and importation of cellular products. It must also enable comprehensive customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities for registry growth and donor engagement. The service are open to a modular development approach and due to the specialist development requirements and this could be from more than one supplier working on separate modules. It is envisaged the contract duration will be for eight (8) years with the option to extend.
Planning Information
We invite interested parties to express their interest in this procurement by emailing nwssp.procurementcataloguewbs@wales.nhs.uk no later than 17:00hrs Monday 10th November 2025. Interested suppliers will be sent additional information about the requirement. We aim to hold pre-tender engagement with interest parties by means of an MS Teams session in November/December 2025 to discuss requirements to help shape the specification further.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d404
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068482-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Apr 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2034 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Rachel Evans
- Contact Email
- nwssp.procurementcataloguewbs@wales.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF,
- Postcode
- CF15 7QZ
- Post Town
- 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
- TLL1 West Wales and The Valleys
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Taff's Well
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068482-2025
27th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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