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BCU-FTS-57591 Blood Transfusion Managed Service for BCUHB

Blood analysis services
Laboratory services
Pathology services
Wales (UKL12)
Wales (UKL13)
Wales (UKL23)
Official notice
Published value
£6,393,516
Submission deadline 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: "BCU-FTS-57591 Blood Transfusion Managed Service for BCUHB". Published status: active. Published value: £6,393,516. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBetsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£6,393,516
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.3Bids / Report
25% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
NanosonicsTop vendor: 41.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 6 active published awards; 4 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
Nanosonics1 win£101,491
Mercian1 win£69,585
Novel Biomarkers Catalyst Lab (NBCL BV)1 win£48,000
Abbott Medical U.K. Limited1 win£27,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
Last source update23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationBlood analysis services, Laboratory services, Pathology services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL12)
Wales (UKL13)
Wales (UKL23)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-052490
What is being bought
BCUHB 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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £6,393,516
    23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
    23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
  5. Status changed to planned
    23 May 2025, 16:44 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    23 May 2025, 16:44 BST
  7. Buyer information updated
    23 May 2025, 16:44 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£6,393,516
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    23 Apr 2026, 15:30 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Contracting authority GB-NHS-7A1
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Documents (2)
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Related procedures (0)
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