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Supply of Human Bone Grinder including Maintenance and spare parts

NHS Blood and Transplant

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

17 Jul 2026 at 14:32

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

09 Jan 2026 at 14:03

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Blood and Transplant is procuring a human bone grinder for its Tissue and Eye Services, together with maintenance and spare parts. The equipment will grind human bone struts into fine powder before demineralisation to manufacture demineralised bone matrix, which is used to treat more than 700 patients a year. It must be suitable for cleanroom use, leave no metal residue, produce particles between 250 and 710 micrometres, and use mains electricity without a separate compressor. All bone-contacting parts must be removable and autoclavable through wash, reverse-osmosis water and dry-air stages at the specified temperatures. This is a goods procurement with associated services, for delivery in the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is NHS Blood and Transplant.

The procurement has reached tender: NHS Blood and Transplant invited offers through an open procedure. Bids were to be submitted electronically through Atamis by 19 August 2026 at 12:00, with enquiries due by 10 August 2026 at 12:00. The contract is planned from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031, with extensions available in 12-month increments or cumulatively up to 30 September 2036. Its estimated value is £145,000 excluding VAT, or £174,000 including VAT. Evaluation is based on price at 60%, quality at 30% and social value at 10%. The single lot is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Economic and technical selection requirements are set out in the procurement materials for project C413595.

This opportunity suits manufacturers and specialist suppliers of bone-processing or cleanroom medical equipment that can provide a complete grinder solution and ongoing support. Bidders need to demonstrate that their equipment can process human bone to the required particle-size range, prevent metal contamination and operate reliably from mains electricity. The design should support removal and repeated autoclaving of every component that contacts bone, including compatibility with wash temperatures above 55°C, reverse-osmosis water above 90°C and dry air above 100°C. Suppliers should also be able to provide maintenance and spare parts over the contract term, support a service used for more than 700 patients annually, and meet the stated economic and technical selection requirements. Social value commitments form part of the evaluation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Human Bone Grinder including Maintenance and spare parts

Notice Description

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have a requirement for a Bone Grinder for use in the Tissue and Eye Services (TES). Tissue and Eye Services currently use a bone grinder to manufacture demineralised bone matrix (DBM), it is used to grind human bone struts into a fine powder prior to demineralisation. The grinder must be suitable for use in a cleanroom and leave no metal residue on the bone. A new grinder must be able to grind bone to a particle size between 250um and 710um. All parts that come into contact with bone during use, must be removable and autoclavable at different temperatures. This consists of a wash cycle where the temperature must be sustained >55oC, a Reverse Osmosis water stage heated to >90oC and a dry air stage at a temperature of >100oC. DBM from TES treat more than 700 patients per year. NHSBT's current bone grinder runs off a separate compressor but are looking for a new bone grinder that will run off mains electricity, with no requirement for a separate compressor. NHSBT is seeking bids from suppliers who can provide a bone grinder to meet our requirements. More details can be found at https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/ (Project Reference: C413595)

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Option to extend: Can be extended in 12 monthly increments or cumulatively.

Renewal: Can be extended in 12 monthly increments or cumulatively.

Planning Information

NHSBT wishes to invite suppliers who express an interest in this opportunity to Supplier Engagement meetings to be held on-line via Microsoft Teams on 16th February 2026. Any interested organisations are asked to contact carley.butcher@nhsbt.nhs.uk no later than 17:00 on 6th February 2026 to express their interest. If you do not respond by this date, you are not excluded from participating in the forthcoming tender, this date is to allow for optional supplier engagement meetings to be organised. 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. Further information e.g. draft technical specification, award criteria and timescales may be released for consultation purposes only, to organisations who express an interest in this notice. Please note that all details are subject to change.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0602e7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067873-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

42642200 - Machine tools for working bone

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£145,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£145,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
23 Mar 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 7QH
Postcode Area
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
TLD72 Liverpool
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Filton
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Further Information

Notice Documents

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