Official UK procurement notice
BCU-FTS-57591 Blood Transfusion Managed Service for BCUHB
Procurement agent: NHS Wales Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBCUHB Pathology, as part of the DSCSS directorate, are seeking to appoint an experienced primary Managed Service Contract provider to deliver bespoke In Vitro Diagnostics support for Transfusion services.
BCUHB delivers Transfusion services for Group and Antibody screens, Cross matching, and issuing of products (via remote and electronic issue) across all 3 acute sites (Ysbyty Wrexham Maelor, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and Ysbyty Gwynedd), with blood stocks provided on a remote/electronic issue basis to satellite services in Abergele, Denbigh, and Llandudno hospitals. The service is registered as compliant with MHRA, and shares a single unified UKAS accreditation across all 3 locations. Each acute site has a fully capable Transfusion laboratory area as part of the Blood Science laboratory and operates on a 24/7 basis as an established and resilient service model. Each site also supports theatres, cancer centres and renal units with the relevant specialist requirements.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Jun 2034, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Blood analysis services · Laboratory services · Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£6,393,516
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 Jun 2034
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 16:44 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
BCU-FTS-57591- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037208- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052490Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗
The ITT reference for this opportunity is itt_124399.
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Dec 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 16:44 BST
- Next notice expected204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published182 days ago23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
- Clarification questions by133 days ago11 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline126 days ago18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 41 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 Dec 2027
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 16:44 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £6,393,51623 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
- Status changed to active23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityUndertaking the procurement process on behalf of the BCUHB.
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender