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Waiver - BWC _CQ3 - CQ3/526 - Terumo UK Ltd - MNC and CMNC Software

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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21 Jul 2026 at 09:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust procured software supporting gene therapy apheresis: MNC and CMNC Software supplied by Terumo UK Ltd. The requirement is classified as medical software. The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust managed the procurement through the Birmingham and Solihull Procurement Collaborative, a shared procurement service acting for multiple NHS trusts in the Birmingham and Solihull integrated care system. The buyer is based in Birmingham, and the procuring entity is also based in Birmingham. The requirement is therefore relevant to suppliers of specialist medical software used in cell and gene therapy, apheresis services, or related NHS clinical workflows. It concerns a specific software service rather than general IT or non-clinical software provision.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Terumo UK Ltd. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the Public Procurement Act 2023. The contract was signed on 11 May 2026 and ran from 18 May 2026 to 18 June 2026. Its value was £19,559.85 excluding VAT, or £23,471.82 including VAT. One completed lot covered the MNC and CMNC Software requirement. The award is recorded as active and the contract is recorded as active. The process was evaluated through the buyer’s decision to make a below-threshold award without competition, rather than through a competitive tender with published bids or comparative scoring.

This procurement demonstrates NHS demand for specialist software supporting gene therapy apheresis, particularly workflows involving mononuclear cell and cryopreserved mononuclear cell processing. Competitors would need a product that directly supports these clinical and laboratory activities, together with the technical expertise to implement, maintain and support it in an NHS trust environment. Credible suppliers are likely to be established medical-software providers, apheresis technology specialists, or organisations with demonstrable experience integrating software into cell and gene therapy operations. Understanding the operational requirements of NHS users, information governance expectations and clinical-service continuity would strengthen a supplier’s position when this buyer reviews comparable requirements in future. The incumbent’s specialist product knowledge indicates the importance of domain-specific capability, not generic software supply.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Waiver - BWC _CQ3 - CQ3/526 - Terumo UK Ltd - MNC and CMNC Software

Notice Description

This service relates to the MNC and CMNC Software for gene therapy apheresis by Terumo UK Ltd

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf77
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068527-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48180000 - Medical software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£19,559 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 May 2026 - 18 Jun 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6NH
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Terumo UK Ltd

Further Information

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