Clean Room Requalification

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  "date": "2026-06-29T15:09:21+01:00",
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    "name": "NHS Blood and Transplant"
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    "title": "Clean Room Requalification",
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    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
    },
    "description": "NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have a requirement for Clean Room Requalification.\nThe Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a specialist facility that manufactures plasmids and viral vectors for early-stage clinical trials targeting incurable diseases like cancer and genetic disorders.\nOperating as part of NHSBT's Cellular and Molecular Therapies function, the CBC supports the UK life sciences sector by translating laboratory research into clinical-grade therapies.\nThe manufacture of sterile products or tissues should be carried out in clean areas, entry to which is through change rooms/air locks/transfer hatches for personnel/equipment and materials.  \nThese classified environments MUST be monitored and achieve the appropriate current GMP regulatory specifications for that environment as detailed in EudraLex volume 4 “The rules governing medicinal products in the European Union” Annex 1 Manufacture of sterile medicinal products.  \nClassification and Re-qualification is performed at a minimum annually At Rest, except for particle counts which are performed At Rest and In Operation.",
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      "futureNoticeDate": "2026-09-21T23:59:59+01:00"
    },
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      "id": "GB-PPON-PDBY-6395-VWBP",
      "name": "NHS Blood and Transplant",
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        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Bristol",
        "postalCode": "BS34 7QH",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "500 North Bristol Park"
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        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Carley Butcher",
        "email": "carley.butcher@nhsbt.nhs.uk"
      }
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        "id": "060844-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060844-2026",
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        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2026-06-29T15:09:21+01:00"
      }
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    "milestones": [
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        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-07-17T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "NHSBT wishes to invite those organisations who express an interest in this opportunity to Supplier engagement meetings to be held on-line via Microsoft Teams during w/c 27th July 2026. Any interested organisations are asked to contact carley.butcher@nhsbt.nhs.uk by no later than 17:00 on the 17th July 2026 to express their interest.\nIf you do not respond by this date, you are not excluded from participating in the forthcoming\ntender, this date is to allow for optional supplier engagement meetings to be organised.\nThere is no guarantee that a formal procurement process will be launched as a result of this early market engagement exercise, nor that any contract(s) will be placed. No remuneration or compensation etc will be paid to organisations who take part in this early market engagement exercise. Suppliers should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.\nFurther information e.g. draft technical specification, award criteria and timescales may be\nreleased for consultation purposes only, to organisations who express an interest in this notice.\nPlease note that all details are subject to change."
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