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Chromatography System

NHS Blood and Transplant

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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16 Sep 2026 at 09:42

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

11 Sep 2026 at 14:10

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Blood and Transplant procured an AKTA ready 450 SCS chromatography system, together with associated maintenance and consumables. This is a laboratory and precision equipment requirement centred on chromatography, with the system and continuing support intended for the organisation’s operational use. The main category is goods, including chromatographs and related laboratory, optical and precision equipment. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The requirement was handled by NHS Blood and Transplant, a central government public authority. It is a single requirement rather than a group of separately described services, and covers the supply of the equipment alongside the maintenance support and consumable items needed to operate it.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award to Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd. The award date was 11 September 2026. The award value is £291,955.08 excluding tax and £350,346.10 including tax. The contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 27 September 2028, with signature scheduled for 28 September 2026. A standstill period ends on 25 September 2026. The buyer justified the direct award because changing supplier would provide goods or services incompatible with existing equipment, creating disproportionate technical or maintenance difficulties. The award concerns one lot. The selected supplier is the existing supplier for an extension or partial replacement, and the procurement was treated as above threshold.

This requirement indicates demand from NHS Blood and Transplant for specialist chromatography equipment supported by maintenance and a dependable supply of consumables. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need proven capability to supply AKTA ready 450 SCS systems, or technically compatible equipment, together with planned maintenance, operational support and consumables. Evidence of integration with existing laboratory infrastructure would be important, because technical compatibility and avoiding disproportionate difficulties in operation or maintenance were central to the buyer’s route to award. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate specialist chromatography knowledge, reliable equipment support, continuity of consumable supply and sufficient organisational capacity to serve a central government healthcare laboratory buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Chromatography System

Notice Description

Purchase of a AKTA ready 450 SCS Chromatography System with associated maintenance and consumables.

Procurement Information

The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-- (a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f827
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087592-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38432200 - Chromatographs

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£291,955 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Contract Period
28 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
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
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Filton
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd

Further Information

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