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Published 13 Apr 2022, 21:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Primary Blood Grouping · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£50,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2022awarded 16 Jan 2023
Framework period 10 yrsends 31 Mar 2033 · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a Primary Blood Grouping Managed Service to the Authority (NHS Blood and Transplant). The Service will be provided over two sites namely, Manchester and Filton.

CPV: Automation system · Blood analysers · Blood analysis services · Blood-testing reagents · Technical testing services · Test and evaluation

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Framework period
10 yrs from 1 Apr 2023

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NHSBT requires a direct contractual relationship with either the manufacturer or any…Awarded 10 yrsPublished value£50,000,000

NHSBT requires a direct contractual relationship with either the manufacturer or any other economic operator for a complete end-to-end integrated Service, which must include all the necessary Equipment, Goods, Installation, maintenance, Consumables, Reagents, Software, including an inter-operability provision with NHSBT’s existing IT infrastructure, and an overall on-going support mechanism that may be required to carry out the necessary testing as stated below.<br/>All invitro diagnostic medical devices, for example, Instruments, Consumables and Reagents must be CE/UKCA marked. GB will continue to recognise CE marking under the IVDD or IVDR until 30 June 2023 and from 1 July 2023 devices placed on the GB market must be UKCA marked under the UK MDR 2002 as amended.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2033 (10 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
33696200 Blood-testing reagents38434520 Blood analysers48921000 Automation system71632000 Technical testing services85111810 Blood analysis services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “Primary Blood Grouping” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Apr 2022, 21:13 BST
Last source update
17 Jan 2023, 11:22 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001375
Classification (CPV)
Automation systemBlood analysersBlood analysis servicesBlood-testing reagentsTechnical testing servicesTest and evaluation
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032d95 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://health.atamis.co.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
28 Apr 2022
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health.atamis.co.uk ↗

Timeline

28 Apr 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Apr 2022
  2. Notice published
    17 Jan 2023, 11:22 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Mar 2023, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jan 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jan 2023, 11:22 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    17 Jan 2023, 11:22 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jan 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 001375-2023-1

    Signed
    16 Jan 2023
    Value
    £18,200,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2033
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 203 Longmead Rd, Avon, Bristol, South West, BS16 7FGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.