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title: "Supply and Maintenance of Blood Component Transportation Containers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ac68"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT"
published: "2024-10-16"
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# Supply and Maintenance of Blood Component Transportation Containers

Buyer: NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ac68

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## Summary

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Supply and Maintenance of Blood Component Transportation Containers". The contracting process falls under the goods category within the special-purpose mobile containers industry, classified under CPV code 34221000. The procurement is planned to cover NHSBT's operations across 14 sites in England, necessitating strict temperature control and the protection of blood components during transport. Suppliers are invited to participate in an early market engagement exercise, with remote meetings scheduled for the week of 25th November 2024. Interested parties must express their interest by 17:00 GMT on 12th November 2024. A formal notice will potentially be published on 17th January 2025.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for suppliers specialising in robust, temperature-controlled transportation containers and maintenance services. Businesses with expertise in temperature stabilisation materials, such as phase change material or dry ice, and those that can offer bespoke solutions to meet specific NHSBT requirements will find this tender particularly suitable. Additionally, companies that can ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and provide cost-effective, innovative solutions for transport containers are well-positioned to benefit from this opportunity. Engaging in this early market dialogue could lead to future contracts and open doors to collaborations with other health authorities using similar agreements.

## Notice

Supply and Maintenance of Blood Component Transportation Containers. Please note this is not the start of a procurement process. A separate contract notice will be published to cover this requirement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) are seeking to engage with suppliers of blood component transport containers via an early market engagement exercise.

NHSBT require these containers to maintain strict temperature control and the protection of precious blood components (red cells, platelets and frozen material) during transit from our distribution sites to hospitals or internally between NHSBT's 14 sites across England. All of these journeys will be over either long or short distances. This potential requirement is anticipated to be for supply and maintenance of these containers along with the maintenance of the existing NHSBT fleet.

The requirement for the containers is likely to include the following:

* Construction must be strong, robust, durable and tamper proof, made from lightweight and impermeable material that is resistant to weather such as heat, cold and rain.
* Must maintain the surface temperature of various blood component types at 2-6degC (red cells, 20-24degC (platelets)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033233-2024 |
| 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 | 16 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £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

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34221000 - Special-purpose mobile containers

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2024 at 08:14 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033233-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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