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title: "Licencing, Development, Support and Maintenance"
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buyer: "NHS BLOOD & TRANSPLANT"
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# Licencing, Development, Support and Maintenance

Buyer: NHS BLOOD & TRANSPLANT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-695f3aaf-d1f4-42d9-b471-978de6462245

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## Summary

The NHS Blood & Transplant authority is seeking ongoing support and maintenance for the Hematos blood donor and patient testing system under the tender titled "Licencing, Development, Support and Maintenance." This procurement, classified under the software package and information systems industry, is currently in the award stage. The contract was awarded on 3rd April 2020, with a total value of £2,643,941 GBP, and spans from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2023. Delivery items are to be provided to various locations including British Overseas Territories, the Channel Islands, and throughout the UK.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses within the software development and maintenance sector, especially those specialising in healthcare technology solutions. Companies capable of offering industry-specific software packages or medical software packages would be well-positioned to compete. The procurement method is an open procedure, which indicates a welcoming environment for diverse suppliers, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to engage in delivering essential services that support NHSBT's vital functions.

## Notice

Hematos is a blood donor and patient testing system, supporting the bulk of NHSBT's Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services (DTS) Directorate. As a system it records immuno-genetic test data including HLA and HPA types to support all of the DTS "Specialist Services" functions: Red Cell Immunohaematology, International Blood Group Reference Laboratory, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Cellular and Molecular Therapies, Stem Cell Donation and Transplantation (SCDT). Hematos additionally supports the National Bacteriology Laboratory (NBL). In the SCDT function Hematos is used to support the collection, processing and distribution of stem cell and cord blood products and the creation and maintenance of a searchable registry of potential adult bone marrow/stem cell donors and a searchable bank of cord blood donations. As a system it records immuno-genetic test data including red cell, HLA and HPA types. Hematos is critical to all aspects of business as usual within DTS, and to the delivery of the strategic plans for 2014-20. The requirement of this tender is for the ongoing provision of support and, in response to changing business circumstances such as new/amended regulations, maintenance services for these systems.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1732d3a1-b510-4da6-98c8-7f3612aea1c8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 May 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jan 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,643,941 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,643,941 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BLOOD & TRANSPLANT |
| Locality | FILTON, BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 7QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Filton |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SAVANT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48180000 - Medical software package

## Release History

- 18 May 2020 at 13:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1732d3a1-b510-4da6-98c8-7f3612aea1c8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1732d3a1-b510-4da6-98c8-7f3612aea1c8
  18th May 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:165795-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
  Contract Award Notice

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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