--- title: "Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) - Digitally Managed Service (DMS) - RFI" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b5325b53-0e81-49cf-8a83-75cc0af7360b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b5325b53-0e81-49cf-8a83-75cc0af7360b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b5325b53-0e81-49cf-8a83-75cc0af7360b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b5325b53-0e81-49cf-8a83-75cc0af7360b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS BLOOD & TRANSPLANT" published: "2024-01-29" --- # Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) - Digitally Managed Service (DMS) - RFI Buyer: NHS BLOOD & TRANSPLANT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b5325b53-0e81-49cf-8a83-75cc0af7360b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b5325b53-0e81-49cf-8a83-75cc0af7360b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b5325b53-0e81-49cf-8a83-75cc0af7360b.json) ## Summary The buying organisation for this tender opportunity is NHS Blood & Transplant. The procurement process involves acquiring Therapeutic Apheresis Services - Digitally Managed Service through a Request for Information (RFI) stage. The industry category is IT software development services. The engagement end date for this tender is set for 23rd February 2024, and the location is in Bristol, United Kingdom. This tender by NHS Blood & Transplant presents an opportunity for suppliers specialising in IT software development services to engage with the organisation and potentially support the digitisation of the Therapeutic Apheresis Services. Businesses that excel in data storage services, platform interconnectivity software development services, and other software-related services would be well-suited to compete in this process. The organisation is specifically looking for suppliers to demonstrate potential solutions or inform their business case and specification, with a deadline for responses set on 23rd February 2024. ## Notice This is a Request for Information (RFI) only and will be used to gather market information and engage with suppliers who may be able to support NHSBT to digitise this service. Apheresis is a process in which a particular substance or part of someone's blood is removed from the blood and the rest returned to their body. NHSBT's Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) was developed from a medical and nursing interest in collection and therapeutic apheresis and became an independent function in 2008/9. The aim was to become the pre-ferred provider of high quality, cost-effective therapeutic apheresis services and reduce in-equities of access to treatment across the UK. The service is part of NHSBT's Cell, Apheresis and Gene Therapies Function treating adults and children, providing TAS across England to around 1600 adult and paediatric patients each year. The service is based within 8 units across the UK, but also cover >45 acute trusts as an outreach service, including access to a 24/7 emergency apheresis service. This is a remote service provided by NHSBT staff located at non NHSBT sites and partner hospitals using an on-site and an outreach model, with nurses travelling to multiple sites each day. The service comprises of 130 colleagues made up of 90 clinical staff and 40 management support staff. The service currently operates using paper and wants to digitise the service to receive electronic referrals from partner hospitals and manage treatment planning and record care given electronically. At this stage NHSBT is looking for suppliers who may be interested in a potential future competition, demonstrating their potential solution or informing our business case and specification. Potential suppliers are encouraged to register their interest on the Atamis platform and respond to the RFI by completing the Response Section. If this opportunity is not suitable for your organisation, there is no need to respond. Suppliers who respond positively will be added to a mailing list and may be invited to a virtual information-gathering session with key stakeholders which will include a demo of the proposed solution. At any point suppliers are welcome to remove themselves from further communication should they wish. Responses to the RFI are required by 23rd of February 2024. Additional information: To express interest and participate in a potential procurement process, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Should interested parties have any queries, or have problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 Email: support-health@atamis.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c6ed59-df03-4a00-a0a8-e3c7db22af84 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £560,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS BLOOD & TRANSPLANT | | Locality | 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 | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services - 72212517 - IT software development services - 72260000 - Software-related services - 72317000 - Data storage services ## Release History - 29 Jan 2024 at 15:57 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c6ed59-df03-4a00-a0a8-e3c7db22af84 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c6ed59-df03-4a00-a0a8-e3c7db22af84 29th January 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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