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Specialist Transportation Services Required for NHS Blood and Transplant Donors

NHS Blood and Transplant

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06 Oct 2026 at 16:24

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Blood and Transplant intends to procure specialist funeral-provider transport services for deceased organ donors. The work involves collecting donors from hospitals or other locations across North West England and transporting them to the organisation’s donor facility in Liverpool, then providing return transport, typically within 24–48 hours. This is a transport service within the funeral services sector, rather than a general funeral-care contract. The requirement covers the North West region, with the Liverpool facility as the destination and return point. NHS Blood and Transplant is the buyer. The service is intended to support its donor operations, where transport arrangements may need to be made at short notice and outside standard working hours.

This procurement is at the planning stage: NHS Blood and Transplant has set out its intention to buy the service, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It is undertaking preliminary market engagement and asked interested providers to respond by 14 October 2026 to be considered and obtain a detailed specification. The buyer expected to publish a further notice by 30 November 2026. The anticipated contract period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with a possible extension to 30 November 2030. The estimated value is £30,000 excluding VAT (£36,000 including VAT). The requirement is presented as one lot. The buyer expects to use its standard purchase order terms for non-clinical goods and services.

The requirement is suited to a specialist funeral provider registered to provide funeral services and able to arrange sensitive, time-critical transport across North West England, including transfers to and from Liverpool. Suppliers should be prepared to respond at short notice, provide out-of-hours cover and manage donor collections when there has been little or no prior warning. The buyer’s current expectation is around two donor collections and returns each month in the region, although the frequency can vary. Providers will need to accommodate return journeys, typically within 24–48 hours, and operate in line with NHS standard purchase order terms for non-clinical services. The buyer is engaging with the market before issuing a tender, giving relevant providers a chance to prepare and discuss the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Specialist Transportation Services Required for NHS Blood and Transplant Donors

Notice Description

Funeral Director Transportation Services within the North West of England for NHS Blood and Transplant

Planning Information

We are looking for a specialist registered funeral provider to provide transportation services of deceased donors bodies from a hospital or location within the North West region, into our Liverpool based donor facility. This will also involve return transportation service, typically within a 24-48 hour period. We would need assurance that arrangements can be made at a last minute’s notice and include out-of-hour services as donors are often required without prior notice. We currently require x2 donor collections/ returns per month within the North West region. (although frequency can vary) We would be contracting under NHSBT standard purchase order terms and conditions, link below: NHS England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-terms-and-conditions-for-the-procurement-of-non-clinical-goods-and-services/#heading-5 If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please get in touch for a detailed specification of our requirement. Please respond by no later than 14th October 2026. Many thanks NHSBT

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078201
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094423-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98370000 - Funeral and related services

98371000 - Funeral services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 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
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
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Filton
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Further Information

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