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Published 10 Jul 2024, 15:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SNBTS Nucleic Acid Extraction System

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)
Published estimate£80,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 9 Oct 2025awarded 21 Nov 2025
Awarded to ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED, bioMerieux UK Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service ("SNBTS") had the requirement for one (1) Nucleic Acid Extraction System to replace the existing machine at SNBTS Jack Copland Centre, Heriot Watt University Campus, Edinburgh.

CPV: Blood analysers · Medical equipments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), part of NHS National Services…AwardedPublished value£80,000

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), part of NHS National Services Scotland (NHS NSS) (“Health Board”) were commencing a Procurement Exercise for a new nucleic acid extraction system, based at the Jack Copland Centre, Edinburgh.

This would be used to perform confirmatory Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) testing on all blood, tissue and cell donations that were reactive in the initial screening assays. The National Microbiology Reference Unit (NMRU) also performs NAT screening on any blood, tissue and cell donations that fail, or were not suitable for NAT testing, on the automated Donor Testing platforms.

This Tender covered the purchase and installation of one (1) Nucleic Acid Extraction System. This included the software, training, and equipment and associated maintenance required for their operation.

The supplier should act as the Principal Contractor and should be responsible for the supply, installation and commissioning of the replacement system and associated equipment.

Delivery: Scotland · SNBTS Jack Copland Centre 52 Research Avenue North Edinburgh EH14 4BE
Variant bids: not allowed
33100000 Medical equipments

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • NHS Requirement: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • NHS Requirement: 70
  • Cost: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of GBP 160,000 for the last 3 years. 4B.2.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of GBP 160,000 for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract. 4B.5 It is a requir…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
10 Jul 2024, 15:23 BST
Last source update
24 Nov 2025, 11:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Oct 2025 – …
Authority reference
NPNSS03125
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076391
Classification (CPV)
Blood analysersMedical equipments
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047c57 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
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 Section II.1.7 and V.2.4 covers the capital cost and 12 months warranty period. (SC Ref:816621)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Sept 2024 → 24 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    2 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline379 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
  3. Bids opened379 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
  4. Notice published333 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 11:41 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Sept 2024
  1. Published value published: £80,000
    20 Sept 2024, 11:28 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    20 Sept 2024, 11:28 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    20 Sept 2024, 11:28 BST
  4. Deadline published: 22 Oct 2024, 10:00 BST
    20 Sept 2024, 11:28 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    20 Sept 2024, 11:28 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    10 Dec 2024, 12:15 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    8 Sept 2025, 13:37 BST
  8. Deadline moved to 9 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
    8 Sept 2025, 13:37 BST
    +352 days · was 22 Oct 2024, 10:00 BST
  9. Status changed to complete
    24 Nov 2025, 11:41 GMT
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2024-09: 1 release · 20 Sept 2024
  • 2024-07: 1 release · 10 Jul 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £132,6002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 86 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 21 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED£44,100 †—Awarded
bioMerieux UK LtdSME£88,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sherriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Biomerieux UK LtdAwarded supplier Grafton Way, Basingstoke, South East, RG22 6HY
  • Roche Diagnostics LtdAwarded supplier Charles Avenue, Burgess Hill, South East, RH15 9RYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.