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Published 29 May 2024, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Blood Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplants

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham University Hospitals (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Awarded value£6,401,580published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 May 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Anthony Nolan

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Cell products, including; Haematopoietic Stem Cells, Lymphocytes Transplants is currently provided by incumbent required for the purpose of organ transplants for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust patients.

CPV: Services provided by transplant organ banks

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The provision of Cell products, including; Haematopoietic Stem Cells, Lymphocytes…Awarded

The provision of Cell products, including; Haematopoietic Stem Cells, Lymphocytes Transplants is currently provided by incumbent supplier Anthony Nolan. These products are required for the purpose of transpants for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust patients.

In addition the supplier also facilitates NUH Transplant department to transplant patients suitable for Allogenic Bone Marrow transplants who do not have a familial donor match.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust awarded a contract to Anthony Nolan through PSR direct award process A

This service provision is instrumental for providing a potential cure for NUH patients suffering with Blood Cancers.

Estimated contract value - £6,401,580. The contract term is 5 years

Contract Start Date:2nd May 2024

Contract Expiry Date: 1st May 2029

Delivery: East Midlands · Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust City Hospital Hucknall Road Nottingham NG5 1PB

Extensions: Contract extension will be considered 12 months prior to contract expiry date.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 May 2024, 12:05 BST
Last source update: 29 May 2024, 12:25 BST
Authority reference: Contract Reference: C38337
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-016735
Classification (CPV): Services provided by transplant organ banks
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046c00 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Justification for direct award under Provider Selection Regime - Process A is, there are no other registry based in the UK that offers such a broad service providing seamless access to worldwide donors.
In addition, the Blood Stem Cell Registry forms an essential requirement to enable Nottingham University's Transplant Service to deliver essential Transplant services to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust patients.
Without access to Anthony Nolan's UK Donor Registry, and access to worldwide donors, Nottingham University Hospitals Transplant services entire unrelated donor transplant programme at NUH would be jeopardised and impact on critical services required for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust patients.

Publisher note: Justification for direct award under Provider Selection Regime - Process A is, there are no other registry based in the UK that offers such a broad service providing seamless access to worldwide donors. In addition, the Blood Stem Cell Registry forms an essential requirement to enable Nottingham University's Transplant Service to deliver essential Transplant services to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust patients. Without access to Anthony Nolan's UK Donor Registry, and access to worldwide donors, Nottingham University Hospitals Transplant services entire unrelated donor transplant programme at NUH would be jeopardised and impact on Nottingham University Hospitals patients.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextEstimated total value · II.1.7	Value excluding VAT: £65,000,000	Value excluding VAT: £6401580

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £6,401,5801 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 2 May 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Anthony Nolan	£6,401,580 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 016730-2024-1 · Anthony Nolan
Signed
2 May 2024
Value
£6,401,580
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham University Hospitals

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawHealth CITY CAMPUS,HUCKNALL ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, East Midlands, NG51PBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Anthony NolanAwarded supplierGB-CHC: Charity Commission Anthony Nolan 2-3 Heathgate Place, London, London, NW3 2NU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.