Official UK procurement notice
SNBTS Rapid Plasma Freezers
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service ("SNBTS") had the requirement for three (3) Rapid Plasma Freezers to replace the existing freezers at SNBTS Jack Copland Centre, Heriot Watt University Campus, Edinburgh.
CPV: Freezers · Medical equipments
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), part of NHS National Services…Awarded
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), part of NHS National Services Scotland (NHS NSS) (“Health Board”) commenced a Procurement Exercise for three (3) Rapid Plasma Freezers, based at the Jack Copland Centre, Edinburgh.
Rapid Plasma Freezers are used during the manufacture of Fresh Frozen Plasma and Pooled Cryoprecipitate from whole blood donations and the freezing Plasma for Fractionation from whole blood and plasmapheresis collections. The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) Guide to the Preparation, Use and Quality Assurance of Blood Components requires “rapid freezing of clinical plasma components to -25oC or below within 60 minutes”.
This Tender covered the purchase and installation of three (3) Rapid Plasma Freezers. This included the software, training, and equipment and associated maintenance required for their operation.
The supplier shall act as the Principal Contractor and shall be responsible for the supply, installation and commissioning of the replacement system and associated equipment.
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
- Suitability
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.
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: 4B.1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of GBP 516000 for the last 3 years. 4B.2.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly turnover of GBP 516000 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
- 7 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Feb 2026, 12:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NPNSS06525- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013374- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc6dFind 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 estimated value referred to in Section II.I.7 and V.2.4 covers the 24 months contract duration of the agreement. (SC Ref:822908)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline319 days ago8 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened319 days ago8 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published252 days ago13 Feb 2026, 12:20 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Feb 2026, 12:20 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| B Medical Systems S.à r.l.SME | £245,929 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013374-2026-NPNSS06525-1 · B Medical Systems S.à r.l.SME
- Signed
- 5 Feb 2026
- Value
- £245,929
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
- Sherriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- B Medical Systems S.à r.l.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.