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Notice: OUH - Blood Transfusion Analysers MS - Tender Notice

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

18 Sep 2026 at 15:13

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

24 Jun 2026 at 08:17

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is procuring a managed blood transfusion analyser service for its hospital sites at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and Horton General Hospital in Banbury. The requirement combines automated blood transfusion analysers with supply, installation and commissioning, all reagents, consumables, controls and calibrators, and full repair, maintenance and technical support. It also covers integration with existing laboratory information management systems, staff training, competency support and ongoing technical assistance. The service must support routine and urgent STAT testing for a resilient 24/7, 365-day blood transfusion laboratory service, with redundancy to maintain continuity if equipment fails. The procurement is for goods and associated pathology, blood analysis and diagnostic services.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission allowed in English. Questions were due by 30 September 2026 at 17:00, and tender submissions are due by 16 October 2026 at 17:00. The anticipated award decision date is 27 November 2026. The single managed service contract is planned to run from 27 January 2027 to 26 January 2032. Its estimated value is £1,650,000 excluding VAT and £1,980,000 including VAT. There is one lot, and the contract may be awarded as a single contract. Evaluation is weighted 60% technical quality and 40% commercial cost. Economic and technical selection requirements are set out in the ITT Guidance and PSQ envelope requirements.

This opportunity suits manufacturers, laboratory diagnostics providers and managed-service specialists able to supply and support automated blood transfusion analysers across a hospital network. Strong candidates will need capability in analyser installation, commissioning, reagent and consumables supply, calibration, fault repair and planned maintenance, together with technical support and user training. Experience integrating analysers with laboratory information management systems will be important, as will the operational capacity to support routine and urgent testing continuously, including appropriate resilience and redundancy arrangements. The requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate both economic capacity and technical ability against the stated ITT and PSQ requirements, with technical quality carrying greater evaluation weight than cost.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Notice: OUH - Blood Transfusion Analysers MS - Tender Notice

Notice Description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is seeking to procure a managed service for the provision of a blood transfusion analyser solution with the supply of associated consumables, reagents, training and maintenance services across its hospital sites. The scope of the managed service will be delivered across the John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford) and Horton General Hospital (Banbury), supporting a 24/7, 365-day blood transfusion laboratory service. The procurement will be awarded as a Managed Service Contract (MSC) and is planned to include, but not be limited to: Supply, installation and commissioning of automated blood transfusion analysers Provision of all reagents, consumables, controls and calibrators Full repair, maintenance and technical support services Integration with existing Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) Staff training, competency support and ongoing technical assistance The solutions aim is to provide a resilient and high-availability service, including redundancy arrangements to ensure continuity of service in the event of equipment failure. There must be appropriate provision across the network to support both routine and urgent (STAT) testing. The procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award this as a single contract.

Planning Information

Engagement as part of this pre-market engagement (PME) will be undertaken through a combination of online meetings, in-person discussions, telephone discussions and written correspondence (including email), with organisations that are able to provide a Blood Transfusion analyser managed service. The engagement exercise aims to establish a suitable procurement approach that meets the Contracting Authority's objectives. The engagement is exploratory in nature and is intended for information gathering purposes to inform the specification and to identify potential suppliers of the required services. In particular the PME seeks to: 1. Understand current and emerging solutions 2. Explore supplier capabilities and potential commercial models 3. Explore data requirements the contracting authority will need to provide 4. Support the development and refinement of the specification Interested parties please reach out to Eman Majid (Eman.Majid@htepg.com) at HealthTrust Europe to schedule an engagement meeting.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb95
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088789-2026
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

33124110 - Diagnostic systems

33696100 - Blood-grouping reagents

38434000 - Analysers

38434520 - Blood analysers

85111800 - Pathology services

85111810 - Blood analysis services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,650,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,650,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
16 Oct 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
19 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Jan 2027 - 26 Jan 2032 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
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX3 9DU
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Headington Hill & Northway
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Further Information

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