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title: "Cold Static Perfusion Fluid Framework Agreement"
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# Cold Static Perfusion Fluid Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cold-static-perfusion-fluid-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-054602). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Blood and Transplant: "Cold Static Perfusion Fluid Framework Agreement". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £8,455,720. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Blood and Transplant](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £8,455,720 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Perfusion solutions
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cold-static-perfusion-fluid-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-054602#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054602`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** The Framework is intended to be accessed by the National Organ Retrieval Services following (NORS) and their host NHS Trust / NHS Foundation Trust as listed, but not limited to:
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 
Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust 
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust 
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 
Central Manchester Foundation Trust 
Kings Colleague Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board 
NHS Lothian

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/cold-static-perfusion-fluid-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-054602#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.my.site.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cold-static-perfusion-fluid-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-054602#participate

## Description
NHS Blood and Transplant seeks to establish a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Cold Static Perfusion Fluid:
Lot 1: UW Solution
Lot 2: HTK Solution
Lot 3 Perfadex Type Solution.
Cold Static Perfusion Fluid intended for flushing and cold storage of organs at the time of their removal from the organ donor in preparation for storage, transportation and eventual transplantation into a donor recipient.
Please note: Machine Perfusion fluid is not required.
NHSBT is the commissioner responsible for providing funding, infrastructure, clinical guidance and standards to the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS). NORS is comprised of several organ retrieval centres in England, Wales and Scotland, who are responsible for sending a retrieval team travelling to any organ donor in the UK to retrieve organs for transplantation. The tender is being carried out by the Authority to establish a Framework against which the NORS Centres will call-off their requirements directly with the Suppliers.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: UW Perfusion Solution
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33692400
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** University of Wisconsin (UW) Solution
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/09/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: HTK Solution
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33692400
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) solution
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/09/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Perfadex Type Solution
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33692400
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Perfadex Type Solution (or equivalent)
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/09/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** Cold Static Perfusion Fluids (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bridge to life (Europe) Ltd, Global Transplant Solutions Inc., Pharmapal Limited (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-173257`, `GB-FTS-115912`, `GB-FTS-20614`, `GB-FTS-159101`
  - Value: £8,263,700
  - Date: 24/09/2025

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Global Transplant Solutions Inc.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-115912`

- **Award:** 3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Pharmapal Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20614`

- **Award:** 4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **XVIVO Perfusion AB**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159101`

- **Award:** 5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Bridge to life (Europe) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-173257`

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Cold Static Perfusion Fluid Framework Agreement - Lot 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,787,096
  - Signed Date: 04/12/2025

- **Contract:** Cold Static Perfusion Fluid Framework Agreement - Lot 1, 2 and 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,263,700
  - Signed Date: 27/11/2025

- **Contract:** Cold Static Perfusion Fluid Framework Agreement - Lot 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £716,666
  - Signed Date: 27/11/2025

- **Contract:** Cold Static Perfusion Fluid Framework Agreement - Lot 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,541,666
  - Signed Date: 25/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031228-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-09T16:06:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T03:50:29.890Z
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