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title: "Clean Room Requalification"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06bf4b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT"
published: "2026-06-29"
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# Clean Room Requalification

Buyer: NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bf4b

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## Summary

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Clean Room Requalification," within the services category. The process pertains to the Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) located in Bristol, UK, and is a part of NHSBT's Cellular and Molecular Therapies function. The primary industry category is technical inspection and testing services. NHSBT has scheduled an early market engagement, inviting interested parties to engage with supplier meetings happening the week commencing 27th July 2026. Interested organisations should contact the buyer by 17th July 2026. Although a formal procurement process isn't guaranteed, further tender details are anticipated by September 2026.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in technical testing, analysis, and consultancy services, especially small and medium-sized enterprises as they are particularly suited for the contract. This procurement allows businesses to engage in the healthcare sector, contributing to clinical-grade therapy production, crucial for targeting conditions like cancer and genetic diseases. With an estimated contract value of £96,000 inclusive of taxes and a proposed duration from November 2026 to November 2029, this tender presents a long-term growth opportunity in a field supporting advances in the UK life sciences sector.

## Notice

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have a requirement for Clean Room Requalification. The Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a specialist facility that manufactures plasmids and viral vectors for early-stage clinical trials targeting incurable diseases like cancer and genetic disorders. Operating as part of NHSBT's Cellular and Molecular Therapies function, the CBC supports the UK life sciences sector by translating laboratory research into clinical-grade therapies. The manufacture of sterile products or tissues should be carried out in clean areas, entry to which is through change rooms/air locks/transfer hatches for personnel/equipment and materials. These classified environments MUST be monitored and achieve the appropriate current GMP regulatory specifications for that environment as detailed in EudraLex volume 4 "The rules governing medicinal products in the European Union" Annex 1 Manufacture of sterile medicinal products. Classification and Re-qualification is performed at a minimum annually At Rest, except for particle counts which are performed At Rest and In Operation.

### Planning Information

NHSBT wishes to invite those organisations who express an interest in this opportunity to Supplier engagement meetings to be held on-line via Microsoft Teams during w/c 27th July 2026. Any interested organisations are asked to contact carley.butcher@nhsbt.nhs.uk by no later than 17:00 on the 17th July 2026 to express their interest.
If you do not respond by this date, you are not excluded from participating in the forthcoming
tender, this date is to allow for optional supplier engagement meetings to be organised.
There is no guarantee that a formal procurement process will be launched as a result of this early market engagement exercise, nor that any contract(s) will be placed. No remuneration or compensation etc will be paid to organisations who take part in this early market engagement exercise. Suppliers should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
Further information e.g. draft technical specification, award criteria and timescales may be
released for consultation purposes only, to organisations who express an interest in this notice.
Please note that all details are subject to change.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060844-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| 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

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
- 71631000 - Technical inspection services

## Release History

- 29 Jun 2026 at 14:09 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060844-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060844-2026
  29th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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