Official UK procurement notice
Environmental Monitoring Systems · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLot 1: Maintenance of Environmental Monitoring System
Lot 2: Purchase of New & Upgrade to Existing Environmental Monitoring System
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Initial Evaluation Stage 2 - System Validation
CPV: Environmental monitoring other than for construction
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2026
Published description of the framework
A multi-supplier framework agreement will be established for a period of four years, appointing a panel of pre-qualified suppliers. Call-off contracts under the framework will be awarded without further competition by direct award to the supplier ranked first in accordance with the framework evaluation results and the defined award methodology.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Maintenance of Existing Environmental Monitoring SystemsPublished value£6,500,000
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) seeks to award a framework agreement for the maintenance, support and calibration of existing Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS) deployed across various sites.
The EMS infrastructure is critical to ensuring the safe, compliant and continuous monitoring of controlled environments, equipment and storage facilities across NHSBT sites, including laboratories, cleanrooms, blood centres, storage facilities and specialist processing areas. These systems monitor a wide range of environmental and operational parameters, including but not limited to temperature, humidity, differential pressure, particle counts, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, and equipment status.
EMS installations vary in scale and complexity, ranging from approximately 50 to over 1,000 monitoring points per site, requiring a robust, scalable and resilient maintenance service capable of supporting large, distributed infrastructures.
Lot #2Upgrade & Purchase of New Environmental Monitoring SystemsPublished value£1,500,000
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is seeking to aaward a framework agreement for the upgrade, enhancement and supply of new Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS) across various sites.
EMS solutions are critical to maintaining safe, compliant and continuously monitored environments across NHSBT facilities, including laboratories, cleanrooms, processing areas and storage environments. These systems are required to support the monitoring, recording and reporting of a wide range of environmental and operational parameters, including but not limited to temperature, humidity, differential pressure, particle counts, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, and equipment or plant status.
NHSBT operates a diverse estate with system installations ranging from approximately 50 to over 1,000 monitoring points per site. Suppliers must therefore provide scalable, flexible and future-proof solutions capable of supporting complex, multi-site deployments and integration with existing infrastructure.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 40%
- Cost: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Cost
- Social Value
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Environmental Monitoring Systems” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 18 Sept 2026
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 16:38 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 17:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
C360813- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053551- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f1eFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - Initial Evaluation
Stage 2 - System Validation
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 16:38 BST
- Market engagement363 days ago24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Supplier Engagment Sessions will be held in November 2025. The format of these sessions will be shared at a later date.
- Next notice expected263 days ago1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published140 days ago5 Jun 2026, 17:34 BST
- Clarification questions by122 days ago23 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends107 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by34 days ago18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 16:38 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Oct 2025, 11:21 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 17:34 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active5 Jun 2026, 17:34 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Jun 2026, 17:34 BST
- Deadline published: 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST5 Jun 2026, 17:34 BST
- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 17:38 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Inconsistent Lotting Structure
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 22 May 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender