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# NHS Blood and Transplant · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** NHS Blood and Transplant is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 407 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** NHS Blood and Transplant
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PDBY-6395-VWBP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 407
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £225m (median award: £246k) across 65 of 78 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (NHS Blood and Transplant), nhs-ods (NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 20 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 45% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 30% below the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 146 (74%), Framework: 45 (23%), Dynamic purchasing system: 5 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 68 (35%), Open: 54 (28%), Limited / restricted: 43 (22%), Direct award: 27 (14%), Selective: 4 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 72 notices, last 24 months (37% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 22 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 15 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 14 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 10 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[VH Bio Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vh-bio-ltd-coh-02582192):** 6 procedures (10 awards)
2. **[MacoPharma UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/macopharma-uk-limited-coh-01986987):** 5 procedures (7 awards)
3. **[CRYOPDP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cryopdp-GB-FTS-173626):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
4. **[Fresenius Kabi Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fresenius-kabi-limited-coh-02182135):** 4 procedures (6 awards)
5. **[IBG Immucor Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ibg-immucor-ltd-GB-FTS-93812):** 4 procedures (5 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[IMT MEDICAL TRANSPORT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/imt-medical-transport-limited-coh-10713061):** £113m · [Organ Donation Transportation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/organ-donation-transportation-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfef)
2. **[Abbott Laboratories Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/abbott-laboratories-limited-coh-00329102):** £29m · [Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract A](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microbiology-and-serology-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-05d529)
3. **[Arvato Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arvato-limited-coh-03923307):** £23m · [National Contact Centre](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-contact-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-04e894) · Awarded: 25 Jun 2026
4. **[Therakos (UK), Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/therakos-uk-ltd-coh-08246321):** £8.0m · [Support of existing NHSBT owned Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-of-existing-nhsbt-owned-extracorporeal-photopheresis-ecp-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-04c960)
5. **[Savant Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/savant-ltd-coh-02077844):** £7.9m · [Hematos Licencing, Support and Maintenance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hematos-licencing-support-and-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050661)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 15
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 47
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full NHS Blood and Transplant intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt