Official UK procurement notice
SNBTS Blood Component Centrifuges
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSNBTS required replacement of Thirteen (13) Blood Component Centrifuges to replace the existing equipment at SNBTS Jack Copland Centre, Edinburgh.
Blood Component Centrifuges are used during the processing of whole blood donations and secondary blood component manufacture.
Blood Component Centrifuges for the primary and secondary processing of Blood and blood components.
This Tender covered the purchase and installation of Thirteen (13) Blood Component Centrifuges. This included the software, training, and equipment and associated maintenance required for their operation.
CPV: Centrifuges · Floor-model centrifuges · Laboratory centrifuges and accessories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1SNBTS required replacement of Thirteen (13) Blood Component Centrifuges to replace the…Awarded
SNBTS required replacement of Thirteen (13) Blood Component Centrifuges to replace the existing equipment at SNBTS Jack Copland Centre.
Blood Component Centrifuges are used during the processing of whole blood donations and secondary blood component manufacture.
Blood Component Centrifuges for the primary and secondary processing of Blood and blood components.
This Tender covered the purchase and installation of Thirteen (13) Blood Component Centrifuges. This included the software, training, and equipment and associated maintenance required for their operation.
The supplier will now act as the Principal Contractor and is now responsible for the supply, installation and commissioning of the replacement Blood Component Centrifuges and associated equipment.
The contractor will have, before making an offer, examined the supplied drawings, taken all necessary measurements and made provisions in his offer for all works shown or specified, or which can reasonably be inferred from the specification to be required. and for all incidental work of every description necessary for the completion of the contract in a thoroughly satisfactory and professional manner, as no claim was recognised on grounds of lack of knowledge of the works involved.
SNBTS had the requirement that the winning bidder would be the sole point of contact for all maintenance and breakdown calls for all of the equipment to be supplied in this tender.
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 (2)
- NHS Requirement: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- NHS Requirement: 60
- Cost: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of
any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland)
Regulations 2015.
Minimum: 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of GBP650,000 for the last 3 years. 4B.2.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of GBP650,000 for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. 4B.5 It is a requirem…
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 May 2025, 15:00 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Jun 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NP05325- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048496- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0528faFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Contract Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Contract Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Contract Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The values referred to in Sections II.1.7 and V.2.4 covers the 24 months contract duration, including warranty. (SC Ref:807013)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 30 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST
Timeline
30 Jun 2025 → 13 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline30 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened30 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST
- Notice published13 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Biomedical LtdSME | £331,918 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 048496-2025-NP05325-1 · Henderson Biomedical LtdSME
- Signed
- 12 Aug 2025
- Value
- £331,918
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sherriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Henderson BiomedicalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.