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Published 16 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Chromatography System — UK public procurement notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South West (UKK11)
Awarded value £291,955published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 11 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of a AKTA ready 450 SCS Chromatography System with associated maintenance and consumables.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: South West
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)38432200 Chromatographs

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
Authority reference
C464757
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f827
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification
The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where— (a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b)the more…difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Notice published4 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
  2. Standstill endsin 5 days
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £291,9551 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd28 Sept 2026 — 27 Sept 2028£291,95511 Sept 2026standstill to 25 Sept 2026Standstill

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 09:42 BSTUK6
  3. Transparency notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 14:10 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDBY-6395-VWBP 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QH
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender