Notice Information
Notice Title
Managed Service for Hepatitis E Nucleic Acid Testing
Notice Description
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) and Welsh Blood Service (WBS) require a fully integrated microbiology managed service system for NAT (Nucleic Acid Testing) for HEV. This includes equipment, maintenance, consumables, spare parts, upgrades, training, clinical education material, remote diagnostics, reporting and supports all to deliver a final result to the Authority's information management system. Mandatory assays include the ability to detect HEV in plasma/serum samples from blood donors and also from tissue and stem cell donors. Tissue and stem cell donations may only be tested as individual donations.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) require a fully integrated microbiology managed service system for NAT (Nucleic Acid Testing) for HEV, HAV and Parvo B19 testing. This includes equipment, maintenance, consumables, spare parts, upgrades, training, clinical education material, remote diagnostics, reporting and supports all to deliver a final result to the Authority's information management system. Mandatory assays include the ability to detect HEV HAV and Parvo B19 in plasma/serum samples from blood donors and also from tissue and stem cell donors.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000463851
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538937
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,020,500 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Apr 20178 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Aug 2017 - 31 Oct 2025 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- damian.probert@wales.nhs.uk, gordon.dickson@nhs.net, gordon.dickson@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1313145522
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH17 7QT
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland, TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Pentland Hills
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN285500
Managed Service for Hepatitis E Nucleic Acid Testing - The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) and Welsh Blood Service (WBS) require a fully integrated microbiology managed service system for NAT (Nucleic Acid Testing) for HEV. This includes equipment, maintenance, consumables, spare parts, upgrades, training, clinical education material, remote diagnostics, reporting and supports all to deliver a final result to the Authority's information management system. Mandatory assays include the ability to detect HEV in plasma/serum samples from blood donors and also from tissue and stem cell donors. Tissue and stem cell donations may only be tested as individual donations. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538937
Managed Service for Hepatitis E Nucleic Acid Testing
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