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Published 17 Apr 2025, 16:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Automated Donor and Patient Immunohematology testing

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£180,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 18 Apr 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Medical Supply Company

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Immunohematology testing for donors and patients for a period between the finish of the current contract and the start of a new contract. To include the supply of testing platform, reagents, consumables and maintenance. The period of this interim contract willnot be greater than 6 months and the value of the contract will not be greater than £180,000 excluding VAT.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible
33696100 Blood-grouping reagents85111810 Blood analysis services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Apr 2025, 16:45 BST
Last source update
18 Apr 2025, 09:32 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016081
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050532 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

NIBTS are seeking to rely upon Schedule 5 (5) (6) (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

18 Apr 2025 → 1 May 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    18 Apr 2025, 09:32 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    1 May 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 16:45 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Apr 2025, 09:32 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    2 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £180,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Medical Supply CompanySME2 May 2025 – 31 Oct 2025£180,00018 Apr 2025standstill to 1 May 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: ukn06 · GB-PPON: PTNY-7183-GXBY Belfast City Hosital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7TSContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Medical Supply CompanyAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQJT-4153-XWBM Damastown, Mulhuddart, IE, D15 V293, IEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender