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title: "Managed Service Contract for the Bacterial Screening of Platelets"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03590d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT"
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# Managed Service Contract for the Bacterial Screening of Platelets

Buyer: NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03590d

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## Summary

The NHS Blood and Transplant is seeking a managed service contract for the bacterial screening of platelets. The procurement is for a fully integrated, high throughput bacterial screening system in Filton, Manchester, and Colindale. The contract value is £47,085,000, and it was signed on 4th December 2023. The procurement stage is in the award phase.

This tender for the managed service contract can create growth opportunities for suppliers of blood analysis services and automation systems. Businesses in the healthcare and medical device industries with experience in providing high-quality integrated solutions would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract requires strict adherence to UKCA marking and compliance with blood transfusion service guidelines.

## Notice

A fully integrated, high throughput, automated bacterial screening system which can detect bacterial contamination in platelet components. The system will be used in Filton (Bristol), Manchester and Colindale (London) where approximately 270,000 adult therapeutic doses of platelets are manufactured each year.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A direct contractual relationship with either the manufacturer or any other economic operator for a complete end-to-end integrated solution, which includes all the necessary equipment, installation, maintenance, consumables, reagents, software, including an inter-operability provision with NHSBT's existing IT infrastructure, and an overall on-going support mechanism that may be required to carry out the necessary testing as stated below. All invitro diagnostic medical devices, for example, instruments, consumables, and reagents must be CE/UKCA marked. GB will continue to recognise CE marking under the IVDD or IVDR until 30 June 2023 and from 1 July 2023 devices placed on the GB market must be UKCA marked under the UK MDR 2002 as amended. The end-to-end solution must be capable of producing test results in a format that can be utilised by NHSBT's host IT system (PULSE) without the need for changes to PULSE.

A fully integrated, high throughput, automated bacterial screening system which can detect bacterial contamination in platelet components. The system will be used in Filton (Bristol), Manchester and Colindale (London) where approximately 270,000 adult therapeutic doses of platelets are manufactured each year. The system must be CE/UKCA marked. Additional requirements to be included with the managed service contract include:
- continuous calibrated temperature monitoring
- ability to integrate with NHSBT information management system
- alerting software (for positive results, hardware errors, temperature excursions)
- consumables (including, but not limited to, sterile sampling connecting devices)

All test protocols must be in accordance with the Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion service in the United Kingdom (https://www.transfusionguidelines.org/red-book) and the Good Practice Guidelines for Blood Establishments that are Required to Comply with Directive 2005/62/EC. These are published in the 20th edition of the Guide to the preparation, use and quality assurance of blood components.

Renewal: 3 x 1 year extension options.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035879-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | 1 Nov 2022 |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £31,200,000 |
| Lots value | £29,270,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £47,085,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 33698100 - Microbiological cultures
- 38434520 - Blood analysers
- 48921000 - Automation system
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71632000 - Technical testing services
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
- 85111810 - Blood analysis services
- 85146000 - Services provided by blood banks

## Release History

- 6 Dec 2023 at 09:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035879-2023
- 24 Feb 2023 at 13:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005555-2023
- 4 Aug 2022 at 15:03 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021457-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
- https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/
- https://www.transfusionguidelines.org/red-book

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