Planning

Welsh Blood Service HbS Testing

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)

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Planning

30 Jan 2025 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is in the planning stage of a procurement process to appoint a qualified supplier for the Welsh Blood Service HbS Testing project. This tender falls under the Health industry category and is located in St. Asaph, UK. The procurement involves providing two high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysers for screening approximately 6000 blood donors annually. Interested parties are encouraged to express their interest by 17:00 hrs on Friday, 14th February 2025, with pre-tender engagement sessions scheduled for February/March 2025.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, especially for companies specialising in medical equipment and laboratory analysis services. Providers of high-performance liquid chromatography technologies or those experienced in managing service contracts related to such equipment would be well-suited to compete. Engaging in this procurement could enhance a supplier's portfolio in the healthcare sector and establish a long-term partnership with NHS Wales, a key player in public healthcare services in the UK.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Welsh Blood Service HbS Testing

Notice Description

The Welsh Blood Service (WBS) (a division of Velindre University NHS Trust) are looking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to provide two high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysers to screen approximately 6000 donors per year for HbS.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Welsh Blood Service is commissioned by LHBs to be the supplier of blood components for customer hospitals across NHS Wales and plays a fundamental part in the delivery of healthcare in Wales. The Service aims to ensure that the donor's gift of blood is transformed into safe and effective blood components, which allow NHS Wales to improve the quality of life and save the lives of many thousands of people in Wales every year. Red cells from those donors with sickle cell trait can be safely transfused into most patients, except those with sickle cell disease (SCD), neonates, and paediatrics, due to the higher risk of red cell sickling, resulting in patient harm. The Welsh Blood Service are seeking to procure two high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysers (it is envisaged this will be via a Managed Service Contract) to screen approximately 6000 donors per year for HbS in the following cohorts: - Approximately 5000 whole blood donors selected for neonatal use. - An additional 1000 units per year, selected for extended phenotypes for Haemoglobinopathies patients. We invite interested parties to express their interest in this procurement by email to nwssp.procurementcataloguepathology@wales.nhs.uk no later than 17:00hrs Friday 14th February 2025. We aim to hold pre-tender engagement with interested parties by means of either a face to face session or virtually using Microsoft Teams in February/March 2025 to discuss requirements to help shape the specification further. Please note this engagement is in order to shape a business case, and at this stage does not guarantee that a procurement exercise will follow as this will depend on funding being secured.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-147758
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147758
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71900000 - Laboratory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
nwssp.procurementcataloguepathology@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ST. ASAPH
Postcode
LL17 0JL
Post Town
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
Delivery Location
TLL Wales
Local Authority
Denbighshire
Electoral Ward
Bodelwyddan
Westminster Constituency
Clwyd North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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