Official UK procurement notice
PPSA - Blood Collection Systems
Authority: University Hospitals Plymouth (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£10,000,000≈ £2.0m / year · £12,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2026awarded 7 Aug 2026
Awarded to Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2031 · up to 31 Jul 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo supply Blood Collection systems used for venepuncture for Devon and Wiltshire.
It is the intention of the Trusts to novate the award of this contract into the Pathology Managed Laboratory Service contracts in this region.
This procurement is being managed by the Peninsula Purchasing & Supply Alliance on behalf of Devon and Wiltshire and the following organisations:
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Eastern & Northern)
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
CPV: Venepuncture, blood sampling devices
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
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).
How bids were scored
- Technical Envelope - 50%
- Social Value - 10%
- Financial - 40%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 May 2026
- Authority reference
C408440- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008203- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d3aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All bids must be submitted using provided documentation via Atamis only.
Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 7 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published271 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:15 GMT
- Tender notice published265 days ago29 Jan 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Next notice expected263 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline233 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by172 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts81 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jan 2026, 12:15 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published29 Jan 2026, 16:26 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Jan 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Procurement method changed29 Jan 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Deadline published: 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT29 Jan 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2026, 15:37 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2026, 15:37 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £10,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Named bidders 5published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2036Extensions: Any period up to 5 years | £10,000,000 | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBecton, Dickinson U.K. Limited · South East England
- did not winGreiner Bio-One LimitedSME · South West England
- did not winSarstedt LimitedSME · East Midlands
- did not winBalmung Medical Handel GmbH
- did not winGBUK Group LimitedSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Balmung Medical Handel GmbHBidder / tenderer
- Becton, Dickinson U.K. LimitedAwarded supplier
- GBUK Group LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Greiner Bio-One LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Sarstedt LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award 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