Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 23 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT (NHSBT)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services to all hospital sites for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust St Richards Hospital, Chichester Worthing Hospital, Worthing Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath

CPV: Services provided by blood banks

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PSR Direct Award A so that NHS Blood & Transplant Services can continue to provide…Awarded

PSR Direct Award A so that NHS Blood & Transplant Services can continue to provide blood & blood components. This is an essential need of acute hospitals.

Delivery: South East

85146000 Services provided by blood banks

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Jan 2026, 10:07 GMT
Last source update: 2 Jan 2026, 10:07 GMT
Authority reference: C395030
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-000011
Classification (CPV): Services provided by blood banks
Delivery area: South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05feab Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract is awarded under the PSR Regulation Direct Award A - Existing provider for the services and that provider is the only capable supplier. The rationale for this decision was presented to and approved by the Trust Board on 4th December 2025.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT (NHSBT)SME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000011-2026-1 · NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT (NHSBT)SME
Signed
23 Dec 2025
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	£19,064,215 – £19,064,215

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentPublic Sector Body - Central Government (NHS Foundation Trust)Health Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, South East, BN11 2DHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT (NHSBT)Awarded supplier972779 500 North Bristol Park, Filton, Bristol, Bristol, UK, BS34 7QHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.