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title: "Yellow Card Biobank - Home Blood Sample Collection"
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# Yellow Card Biobank - Home Blood Sample Collection

Buyer: MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ba1e1e49-ad8c-4d85-897a-eb4b6b497fef

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## Summary

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has awarded a contract for the project titled "Yellow Card Biobank - Home Blood Sample Collection". The procurement process involved a two-year pilot to collect biological samples from 250 participants across the UK. The contract value is £18,000, with the contract period starting on February 12, 2024, and ending on April 30, 2025. The deadline for tender submission was January 15, 2024. The buying organisation, MHRA, is based in London, UK, and the industry category is classified as "Services provided by nurses".

This tender by MHRA offers an opportunity for nursing organisations to provide phlebotomists for the biobank pilot project. Businesses specializing in healthcare services, particularly nursing services, would be well-suited to compete for this tender. As the contract involves providing services for healthcare product surveillance and patient safety, organisations with experience in patient care and home sample collection services are encouraged to participate in this procurement opportunity.

## Notice

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the executive Agency of the Department of Health and Social Care that acts on behalf of the Ministers to protect and promote public health and patient safety, by ensuring that healthcare products meet appropriate standards of safety, quality and efficacy. The Patient Safety Monitoring function conducts market surveillance and signal detection of potential product safety issues and patient concerns to respond proactively and appropriately, keeping patients safe and healthy. The MHRA is committed to completing a two-year Yellow Card biobank pilot. To facilitate the pilot, a nursing organisation is required to supply phlebotomists to carry out biological sample collection services from up to 250 eligible participants (at their home) across the UK between February 2024 and March 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ffe9484-587b-47aa-8090-30e76fcf01b8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 12 Feb 2024 - 30 Apr 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,000 |
| 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 | MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INUVI HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85141200 - Services provided by nurses

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2024 at 15:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ffe9484-587b-47aa-8090-30e76fcf01b8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ffe9484-587b-47aa-8090-30e76fcf01b8
  11th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1c7a174e-25b5-4816-818f-f69662366034
  C230721_YCBB_Contract_FINAL_REDACTED

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