Official UK procurement notice
Assessment and Recovery Centres (ARCs) - Pilot Locations
Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAn ARC is an Assessment and Recovery Centre facility that will bring together and implement ex situ machine perfusion techniques at the centre of a national network. Marginal organs will be retrieved and assessed for transplantation, extending their viability between donation and transplantation. In the future, organ function could be transformed and organs repaired.<br/><br/>An ARC is proposed as a dedicated facility for organ perfusion techniques, utilising ex situ Machine Perfusion to undertake expert assessment, to de-risk transplantation and to better understand organ viability.<br/><br/>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) are looking to establish contracts with suitably experienced NHS Transplant Centres who meet the mandatory requirements to become an ARC location during this pilot phase. Further locations may be added during the pilot phase.
CPV: Surgical specialist services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1LUNGAwarded UK, South West
Lot #2LIVERAwarded South West
Lot #3KIDNEYAwarded South West
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Sept 2025, 18:08 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Nov 2025, 11:27 GMT
- Authority reference
C380675- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077155- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05939bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight, 25th November This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight, 25th November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>The award decision-makers are the NHSBT ARC Project Board.<br/><br/>The providers have been selected as the most suitable to obtain an effective range of locations during the pilot phase. Assessments have been made against mandatory criteria and the key criteria.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 26 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Next notice expected364 days ago28 Oct 2025
- Notice published334 days ago26 Nov 2025, 11:27 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Status changed to complete13 Nov 2025, 13:46 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Nov 2025, 13:46 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be ma… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process.The contract will be valid … |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · LUNG3 awards | |||
| The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAssessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) | £175,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAssessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) | £175,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Guys and StThomas Foundation TrustAssessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) | £175,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · LIVER3 awards | |||
| The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAssessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) | £105,000 † | — | Awarded |
| CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAssessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) | £105,000 † | — | Awarded |
| King's College Hospital NHS TrustAssessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) | £105,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · KIDNEY4 awards | |||
| The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAssessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) | £105,000 † | — | Awarded |
| CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAssessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) | £105,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lothian NHS BoardAssessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) | £105,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustAssessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) | £105,000 † | — | Awarded |
3 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) · The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £175,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) · The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) · CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) · Lothian NHS Board
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) · Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) · Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £175,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) · Guys and StThomas Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £175,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) · The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) · CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot) · King's College Hospital NHS Trust
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot)
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot)
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot)
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · LUNG | 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · LIVER | 5bids · 5 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · KIDNEY | 7bids · 7 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
9 commercial parties on the notice- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Guys and StThomas Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- King's College Hospital NHS TrustAwarded supplier
- Lothian NHS BoardAwarded supplier
- OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAwarded supplier
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.