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Official UK procurement notice

Molecular Screening Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£9,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Contract notice is a call for competition and is separate to any tender opportunity. Its purpose is to inform the market of a tender opportunity. NHS Blood and Transplant are looking for a Managed Service provider to provide a fully integrated high throughput testing solution for an automated Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAT) system which can detect HBV DNA, HIV-1 RNA, HIV-2 RNA, HCV RNA, HEV RNA in EDTA plasma from blood and non-blood (e.g. stem cell, tissue) donors including from deceased (non-heart beating) donors. The solution must have the relevant CE/UKCA marking to support this ability.<br/>Participation is subject to the Supplier currently participating in the NHSBT KEG process, or confirmation that their testing solution has previously been KEG approved to deliver Molecular Screening in partnership with NHSBT. All correspondence to: [email protected]

CPV: Automation system · Blood-testing reagents · Diagnostic kits · Diagnostic systems · Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies · Immuno-analysis devices · Laboratory reagents · Laboratory services · Medical consumables · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This is separate to any tender opportunityRenewalPublished value£9,500,000

This is separate to any tender opportunity. Its purpose is to inform the market of the Molecular Screening tender opportunity. NHSBT are looking for a fully integrated high throughput testing solution for an automated Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAT) system which can detect HBV DNA, HIV-1 RNA, HIV-2 RNA, HCV RNA, HEV RNA in EDTA plasma from blood and non-blood (e.g. stem cell, tissue) donors including from deceased (non-heart beating) donors. The solution must have the relevant CE/UKCA marking to support this ability and be currently taking part in KEG to gain approval or already have approval from KEG to undertake this service.

Delivery: South West · Colindale
Extensions: Up to a maximum of 5 yearsVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
12 Jun 2023, 16:24 BST
Last source update
12 Jun 2023, 16:24 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jun 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016620
Classification (CPV)
Automation systemBlood-testing reagentsDiagnostic kitsDiagnostic systemsDiagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and suppliesImmuno-analysis devicesLaboratory reagentsLaboratory servicesMedical consumablesMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery area
South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d595 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
31 Jul 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Jun 2023, 18:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jun 2023 → 31 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    12 Jun 2023, 16:24 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Jun 2023, 18:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    31 Jul 2023, 17:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria