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title: "HLA TISSUE TYPING FOR BONE MARROW VOLUNTEER DONORS PERFORMED BY 3RD PARTY SUPPLIER"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-108931"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
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buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2024-07-02"
---

# HLA TISSUE TYPING FOR BONE MARROW VOLUNTEER DONORS PERFORMED BY 3RD PARTY SUPPLIER

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-108931

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has awarded a contract for HLA tissue typing for bone marrow volunteer donors to Histogenetics. The procurement process was conducted using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. This tender aims to facilitate stem cell transplants and addresses critical challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a contract value of £140,000 signed on March 9, 2021.

This tender opportunity presents businesses in the health industry, particularly those experienced in genetic testing and stem cell typing, with a chance to contribute to life-saving operations. The active contract involves outsourcing tissue typing to a third-party supplier and includes CCR5 testing, offering a specialised service essential for patient-donor matching in stem cell transplants. The procurement process was overseen by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, highlighting the significance of the healthcare sector in supporting life-saving medical procedures.

## Notice

The unrelated bone marrow volunteer donors are recruited at blood session and added to the donor panel, the HLA tissue typing is outsourced to a 3rd party supplier. The Tissue typing is critical to the matching of a donor with a patient and hence the provision of a life-saving stem cell transplant. The service provided is HLA tissue typing for all relevant genetic markers to facilitate a stem cell transplant. The supplier provides CCR5 testing CCR5 testing (mutation called delta 32 that is protective against the common HIV virus strains)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The unrelated bone marrow volunteer donors are recruited at blood session and added to the donor panel, the HLA tissue typing is outsourced to a 3rd party supplier. The Tissue typing is critical to the matching of a donor with a patient and hence the provision of a life-saving stem cell transplant. The service provided is HLA tissue typing for all relevant genetic markers to facilitate a stem cell transplant. The supplier provides CCR5 testing CCR5 testing (mutation called delta 32 that is protective against the common HIV virus strains)

### Procurement Information

As an international stem cell registry the WBMDR has been working hard to maintain the provision of stem cell products to facilitate transplants locally and globally during this COVID-19 pandemic. We have experienced many challenges such as reducing donor exposure, international flight quarantine, grounding of commercial flights, using freight and cargo flight to transport stem cells (HTA full knowledge), transportation of cryopreserved stem cells to name but a few. Unfortunately, reacting to these changes and implementing safe and viable alternative processes has taken up a great deal of time and the fact that we are working with European registries on this tender process, who have themselves experienced the same COVID related issues, has meant that progress has been limited. This is therefore an interim arrangement whilst a re-tendering process is undertaken.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=108931 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £140,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | ST ASAPH |
| Post town | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL17 0JL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire |
| Local authority | Denbighshire |
| Electoral ward | Bodelwyddan |
| Westminster constituency | Clwyd North |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HISTOGENETICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33696200 - Blood-testing reagents

## Release History

- 2 Jul 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=108931

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL482881
  HLA TISSUE TYPING FOR BONE MARROW VOLUNTEER DONORS PERFORMED BY 3RD PARTY SUPPLIER - The unrelated bone marrow volunteer donors are recruited at blood session and added to the donor panel, the HLA tissue typing is outsourced to a 3rd party supplier. The Tissue typing is critical to the matching of a donor with a patient and hence the provision of a life-saving stem cell transplant. The service provided is HLA tissue typing for all relevant genetic markers to facilitate a stem cell transplant. The supplier provides CCR5 testing CCR5 testing (mutation called delta 32 that is protective against the common HIV virus strains)

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-108931

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