--- title: "Provision of Laboratory characterisation (HLA typing and microbiological screening) of eligible deceased organ donors" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bae6651d-fb7e-4ecf-9faf-b452b92adef5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bae6651d-fb7e-4ecf-9faf-b452b92adef5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bae6651d-fb7e-4ecf-9faf-b452b92adef5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bae6651d-fb7e-4ecf-9faf-b452b92adef5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT" published: "2022-10-06" --- # Provision of Laboratory characterisation (HLA typing and microbiological screening) of eligible deceased organ donors Buyer: NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bae6651d-fb7e-4ecf-9faf-b452b92adef5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bae6651d-fb7e-4ecf-9faf-b452b92adef5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bae6651d-fb7e-4ecf-9faf-b452b92adef5.json) ## Summary The NHS Blood and Transplant organisation is planning a tender process for the provision of Laboratory characterisation services related to HLA typing and microbiological screening of eligible deceased organ donors. This procurement falls under the health services category and is located in Bristol, United Kingdom. The engagement end date for this process is October 14, 2022, with expressions of interest required by 12:00 hours on October 14, 2022. This tender opportunity presents a chance for laboratories specialising in medical analysis services and health services to participate in providing essential donor characterisation services. Businesses capable of efficiently delivering testing services for consented eligible organ donors would be well-suited to compete in this procurement. The successful tenderer will support organ offering and transplantation programmes vital for meeting future demands in the healthcare industry, ensuring patient safety and equitable access to organs. ## Notice The service provision required is laboratory characterisation (HLA typing and microbiological screening) of eligible deceased organ donors to permit safe and legal transplantation of all solid organs. Donor characterisation is an absolute requirement for safe organ allocation and is mandated in law under the Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation Regulations (2012)6. The majority of organs cannot be offered or allocated to recipients until the results for the donor HLA type and microbiology screen are reported. Donor characterisation is the process of collecting relevant information about the donor to evaluate suitability for organ donation. Organs from DBD and DCD donors can transmit disease; a minimum repertoire of microbiological screening tests is undertaken as mandated by the European Union Organ Donation Directive1 and recommended by The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO)2 The information provided contributes to recipient patient safety, minimises the risk of disease transmission, enables risk mitigation and through allocation processes ensures equity of access to organs. Information relating to the donor is used by transplant clinicians in making the decision to either accept or decline an organ and by the potential recipient to inform a decision to either consent to or refuse a transplant from a particular donor. A robust and efficient laboratory service providing donor characterisation is essential to support organ offering and subsequent transplantation helping to meet the future demands of the organ donation and transplantation programme. Laboratories will deliver a nationally defined testing service for all consented/authorised eligible organ donors. Expressions of interest should be e-mailed to Henry.Prudden@nhsbt.nhs.uk by 12:00 hours on Friday 14th October 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c113c35-684c-49a3-8f6c-33b8dbe5d3fc | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Oct 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 AND 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services - 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories - 85148000 - Medical analysis services ## Release History - 6 Oct 2022 at 12:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c113c35-684c-49a3-8f6c-33b8dbe5d3fc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c113c35-684c-49a3-8f6c-33b8dbe5d3fc 6th October 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ddffa06b-61ae-4d11-a76c-d56d0f091abf spn1439 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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