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Published 28 Aug 2025, 11:49 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£220,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno 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 DAC and the start of a new contract. To include the supply of testing platform, reagents, consumables and maintenance. The period of this interim contract will not be greater than 6 months and the value of the contract will not be greater than £220,000 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
28 Aug 2025, 11:49 BST
Last source update
28 Aug 2025, 11:49 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051892
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058f2a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

This DAC is to extend the use of 3 Neo Galileo Blood grouping analysers currently under contract 15408. The Neos provide blood grouping for all blood donations and antenatal patient testing in NI. The current contract finished on 30/04/25. This was extened using a DAC, 20063. This provided funding to cover any gap between 02/05/25 and 31/10/25. Installation of the equipment has taken longer than expected and the current platform will be in use past the 31st October 2025. This current DAC application will cover the funding Gap till 30/04/26. the new platform is expected to be in place before this date. This will ensure continuity for this essential regional service​​​

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 11:49 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £220,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Medical Supply CompanySME9 Sept 2025 – 30 Apr 2026£220,000—Standstill

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 email

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 (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender