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Automated Immunohaematology System

Analysers
Blood analysers
Blood-grouping reagents
+4 more
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service: "Automated Immunohaematology System". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBusiness Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
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Competition Density
6.9Bids / Report
12.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Transmission ServicesTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 130 active published awards; 24 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Transmission Services1 win£100,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBusiness Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published13 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
Last source update13 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAnalysers, Blood analysers, Blood-grouping reagents, Blood-testing reagents, Haematological consumables, Immuno-analysis devices, Laboratory reagents
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e3c5
What is being bought
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice published by the Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) acting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS) for the provision of an Automated Immunohaematology solution. The requirement is expected to include the supply, installation, maintenance and support of automated immunohaematology analyser(s), associated manual microtyping system(s), reagents, consumables, quality control materials, software, hardware, middleware and laboratory connectivity solutions. The scope will also include implementation and validation services, user training, software updates and upgrades, technical support and ongoing maintenance. Through this engagement, BSO PaLS seeks to obtain information on current market capability, available technologies, commercial models, implementation considerations and innovative solutions to inform the development of a future procurement strategy and specification. Participation in this exercise is for information gathering purposes only and does not form part of any formal procurement process. Suppliers who choose not to participate in this engagement will still be welcome to take part in any future procurement process.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to planning
    13 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    13 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    13 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    13 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
  2. Procedure published
    13 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
  3. engagement
    10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS) to seek engagement with the marketplace as BSO PaLS are commencing work for a tender for the supply an Automated Immunohaematology solution. The Preliminary Market Engagement questionnaire can be obtained by contacting palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net and requesting a CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire for Automated Immunohaematology System. Submission Deadline: Completed questionnaires must be returned via email to palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net no later than 3:00 PM on 10/09/2026.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWNJ-1991-NGDW
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  • Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
    procuringEntity

    GB-PPON: PTNY-7183-GXBY
    Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UKN06, BT9 7TS, GB
    palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net

  • Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PWNJ-1991-NGDW
    77 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, UKN06, BT12 6HU, GB
    palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published