--- title: "EQA Material" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e74b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04e74b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e74b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e74b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)" published: "2025-02-21" --- # EQA Material Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e74b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04e74b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e74b.json) ## Summary NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is inviting tenders for the supply of EQA Material. This procurement is within the healthcare industry, specifically laboratory reagents, and is classified under CPV code 33696500. The contract will be legally entered into by Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board. This tender uses the Open Procedure and the procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with submissions due by 31st March 2025. The contract is set to commence on 1st July 2024. The tender document submission and communication will be conducted electronically via the Bravo eTender Wales portal. This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in laboratory reagents and quality assessment materials. Specifically, companies that manufacture or supply EQA materials for Blood Gas, Co-oximetry, pO2 accuracy, Haematocrit, and related laboratory tests will find this tender particularly relevant. The procurement is divided into six lots, with the possibility for suppliers to bid for and be awarded multiple lots, thus opening avenues for increased business engagement and revenue through extended contract periods lasting over six years. Businesses with a robust quality assurance framework, especially those that can meet ISO 17043 and related standards, will be well-suited to compete in this tender. ## Notice The Health Board seek to establish a contract for the supply of EQA Material for Weqas. Weqas is a National External Quality Assessment provider which monitors the analytical performance of diagnostic laboratories in the UK, Ireland and overseas. Weqas is one of the leading External Quality Assessment (EQA) providers with over 50 years experience in Quality Assurance, providing solutions in Laboratory Medicine. Weqas is accredited to ISO 17043: Conformity Assessment - General Requirements for Proficiency Testing (4301). The Reference Laboratory is accredited to standard ISO 15195 Laboratory Medicine - Requirements for Reference Measurement Laboratories and ISO 17025-General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Weqas is a semi autonomous, non profit making organisation hosted by Cardiff and Vale uHB (legal entity). Weqas is its own independent Clinical Board within Cardiff and Vale uHB. This contract is for Weqas who require External Quality Assessment [EQA] Material for undertaking global quality assessment programmes for Blood Gas, Co-oximetry, pO2 accuracy, Blood Gas with Haematocrit ,PoCT Hb and Hb variants. Weqas has a manufacturing facility which manufactures EQA and IQC (Internal Quality Control) material, and therefore, manufactures the majority of products in house, however, some specialized products need to be sourced from a third party supplier. The product specification will detail the material required to be supplied from this external source for Quality Assurance testing. ### Lot Information Lot 1 EQA Material for Blood Gas Renewal: two years in annual increments and board's discretion Lot 2 EQA material for assessing accuracy of pO2 Lot 3 EQA material for Blood Gas with Haematocrit Lot 4 material for Hb Variants Lot 5 material for Co-oximetry Lot 6 material for POCT Hb ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006980-2025 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF15 7QZ | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend | | Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf | | Electoral ward | Taff's Well | | Westminster constituency | Cardiff North | | Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33696500 - Laboratory reagents ## Release History - 21 Feb 2025 at 16:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006980-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140763 - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147915 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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