---
title: "Additive solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0393a2"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT"
published: "2022-12-22"
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# Additive solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products

Buyer: NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0393a2

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## Summary

The procurement process for the tender titled "Additive solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products" is currently in the planning stage. The buying organisation, NHS Blood and Transplant, based in Bristol, United Kingdom, is seeking suppliers for goods in the Blood-transfusion supplies category. A Supplier Engagement Meeting is scheduled for late January or early February 2023. Interested parties must submit expressions of interest by 13 January 2023.

This tender opportunity presents businesses in the medical supplies industry with the chance to provide additive solutions for blood products to NHS Blood and Transplant and other beneficiary blood establishments. Companies specialising in manufacturing pharmaceutical additives and related products are well-suited to compete for this tender. The Supplier Engagement Meeting offers a valuable networking opportunity for interested suppliers to engage with the buying organisation and potentially secure a lucrative contract in the healthcare sector.

## Notice

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is separate to any tender opportunity, its purpose is to consult and gauge interest in the market, to improve NHSBT's knowledge of 'Additive Solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products' available in the marketplace.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a Special Health Authority in the NHS and is responsible for the provision of blood components and a range of associated laboratory and patient therapeutic services to hospitals in England.

NHSBT wishes to inform the market of prospective requirements, as far as their details are known at this time for the suspension of apheresis platelets, whole blood derived pooled platelets and specialist red cell products by the establishment of a Framework Agreement with the following Blood Establishments as beneficiaries - NHS Blood and Transplant; the Welsh Blood Service (WBS); the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS); the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS); the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (ARCL), the New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). 

Description of the goods to be purchased:
Additive solution for the suspension of platelets, granulocytes and other components derived from whole blood; Additive solution for the suspension of single donor apheresis derived platelets and SAGM solution for the routine washing and re-suspension of red cells during the production of specialist blood products in accordance with the Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services in the UK details of which can be found at the following website https://www.transfusionguidelines.org/red-book 

Supplier Engagement Meeting(s) via Microsoft TEAMS will be held in late January or early February 2023. 

The format of the Supplier Engagement Meeting will be communicated to those organisations that respond to this PIN. 

Expressions of interest for the Supplier Engagement activity should be submitted by email to Samantha.rix@nhsbt.nhs.uk no later than 16:00 GMT on 13 January 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036345-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 22 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| 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

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33194220 - Blood-transfusion supplies

## Release History

- 22 Dec 2022 at 11:13 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036345-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/
- https://www.transfusionguidelines.org/red-book

## Provenance

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