---
title: "Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051cf7"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-05-22"
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# Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services

Buyer: SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051cf7

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## Summary

The procurement process outlined involves Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, focusing on a contract titled "Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services." This falls under the healthcare services industry category, specifically services provided by blood banks as classified by CPV 85146000. The contract's geographic scope is centred around Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, within the UKK23 region. The procurement stage has reached completion, with the contract having been signed on 15th May 2025. Spanning from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, this direct award project was carried out under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement method used was a limited procedure, selected on the basis that there was no realistic alternative provider.

This tender represents a significant business opportunity, especially for firms capable of supplying essential healthcare materials and services. While the contract has been awarded to NHS Blood and Transplant, the procurement process highlights the value of aligning with large healthcare trusts, such as Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, for future opportunities. Businesses specialising in healthcare solutions, particularly those that can supply or have expertise in blood components and reagents, stand to benefit from similar tenders. Companies with capabilities aligned to public health needs and those able to navigate direct award processes may find favourable prospects for business growth. The involvement of public bodies like Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in such substantial contracts also underscores potential pathways for collaboration and supply chain expansions within the UK health sector.

## Notice

Contract to cover the supply of blood components, Reagents, and services from NHS Blood and Transplant to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Services provided under this contract include the supply of blood components, reagents, and the services surrounding this.

The award of this contract was following direct award process A on the criterion that there was no realistic alternative provider.

The indicative lifetime value of this contract is PS4471659.00 between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2028.

### Procurement Information

This contract is award on the criterion that there was no realistic alternative provider.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024584-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 May 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,471,659 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 5DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK23 Somerset CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT (NHSBT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85146000 - Services provided by blood banks

## Release History

- 22 May 2025 at 09:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024584-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cromalocksmiths.com
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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