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title: "Blood Grouping and Antibody Testing Analysers"
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# Blood Grouping and Antibody Testing Analysers

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blood-grouping-and-antibody-testing-analysers-ocds-h6vhtk-047114). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust): "Blood Grouping and Antibody Testing Analysers". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership-procurement-services-h-GB-NHS-RQF)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Blood analysers
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,260,664 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047114`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blood-grouping-and-antibody-testing-analysers-ocds-h6vhtk-047114#tl-md)

## Description
The Welsh Blood Service requires replacement for its primary and secondary blood grouping, haematology analysers
The scope of this project will encompass all activities necessary to ensure the successful delivery of replacement donor & patient testing analysers in automated testing to include automation of manual reflex testing performed in RCI for Blood grouping

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Primary Testing Requirements
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38434520
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** The WBS requires replacement for its primary and secondary blood grouping, haematology analysers

### Lot 2: Secondary Testing Requirements
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38434520
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** The WBS requires replacement for its primary and secondary blood grouping, haematology analysers

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Primary Testing Requirements (active)
  - Award id: `018885-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12774`
  - Value: £1,779,818 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Secondary Testing Requirements (active)
  - Award id: `018885-2024-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Immucor**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-116545`
  - Value: £1,480,846 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Primary Testing Requirements (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,779,818
  - Signed Date: 31/08/2022

- **Contract:** Secondary Testing Requirements (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,480,846
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018885-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-19T11:19:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:58:26.200Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047114