Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Maintenance of Donation Equipment
Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) require supply and maintenance of Donation Equipment used across the Organisation. NHSBT currently operates approximately 76 collection teams, where 53 of these teams are mobile.
NHSBT intends to establish an Open Framework Agreement with various lots which support the collection of Whole Blood, Apheresis Donation, and Plasma for Medicine, and the provision of Therapeutic Apheresis Services.
The Framework will be split into the following Lots:
Lot 1: Donation Chairs: Supply of current Chair replacement parts only
Lot 1.1: Maintenance and repair service for the existing fleet of Donation Chair component parts, including transport trolleys
Lot 2: Supply of new chairs & parts used for the collection of whole blood and including transport solutions
Lot 2.1: Maintenance and repair service for supply of new Donation Chairs, and associated transport solutions, used for the collection of whole blood
Lot 3: Supply of Donation Chair/Couch & parts used for the used for the collection of Platelets, concurrent plasma and occasionally whole blood. (In the future, these will be used for the collection of Plasma for Medicine)
Lot 3.1: Maintenance & repair service for the existing Apheresis Donation Couches used for the collection of Platelets, concurrent plasma and occasionally whole blood
Lot 3.2: Maintenance & repair service for the supply of new chairs/couches used for the collection of Platelets, Concurrent Plasma and occasionally Whole Blood
Lot 4: Apheresis patient Couch: Supply of Couch and Parts
Lot 4.1: Maintenance & Repair of Apheresis patient Couch: Supply of Couch and Parts
Lot 5: Supply of new session privacy screens
Lot 6: Maintenance service for roll cages and session solutions cabinets
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2033, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: This Procurement is being run under a multi-stage Competitive Flexible procedure pursuant to section 20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023 to establish a multi-lot Open Framework Agreement. It is the intention of the Authority to follow a two-stage process under this procedure as follows. However, the Authority retains the right to amend the stages if required throughout the process. This includes amending the number of stages or re-running any stage of the process. Tender Stage 1 (Conditions of Participation Stage): Tender Stage 2 (Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage) Award Stage Further details can be found in the tender documents.
CPV: Medical furniture except beds and tables · Repair and maintenance services of furniture · Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 33 suppliers
- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 1 Jan 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Dec 2033
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- Not applicable
Published description of the framework
The open framework will operate over a maximum period of eight years, with successive frameworks awarded on substantially the same terms.
Re-opening will occur at the end of contract years 3 and 6.
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £200,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Supply of Current Donation Chair Replacement PartsPublished value£220,000
Supply of Current Donation Chair Replacement Parts Only
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
Lot #2Supply of New Chairs & Parts (Collection of Whole Blood)Published value£3,200,000
Supply of new chairs & parts used for the collection of whole blood and including transport solutions
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
Lot #3Supply of Donation Chair/Couch & Parts (Collection of Platelets/Plasma)Published value£1,100,000
Supply of Donation Chair/Couch & parts used for the used for the collection of Platelets, concurrent plasma and occasionally whole blood. (In the future, these will be used for the collection of Plasma for Medicine)
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
Lot #4Supply of Apheresis Patient Couch and Partsceiling above
Supply of new Apheresis Patient Couch and Parts
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
Lot #5Session Privacy ScreensPublished value£900,000
Supply of Session Privacy Screens
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
Lot #6Maintenance Service for Roll Cages and Session Solutions CabinetsPublished value£70,000
Maintenance and repair Service for Roll Cages and Session Solutions Cabinets.
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
Lot #7Maintenance and Repair Service for Existing Fleet of Donation ChairPublished value£300,000
Maintenance and repair service for the existing fleet of Donation Chair component parts, including transport trolleys
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
Lot #8Maintenance and Repair Service for new Donation Chairs (Whole Blood)Published value£530,000
Maintenance and repair service for supply of new Donation Chairs, and associated transport solutions, used for the collection of whole blood
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
Lot #9Maintenance & Repair Service for Existing Apheresis Donation Couchesceiling above
Maintenance & repair service for the existing Apheresis Donation Couches used for the collection of Platelets, concurrent plasma and occasionally whole blood
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
Lot #10Maintenance & Repair Service for new Chairs/CouchesPublished value£100,000
Maintenance & repair service for the supply of new chairs/couches used for the collection of Platelets, Concurrent Plasma and occasionally Whole Blood
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
Lot #11Maintenance & Repair of Apheresis patient CouchPublished value£40,000
Maintenance & Repair of current Apheresis patient Couch
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Economic & financial standing
Details provided in tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Details provided in tender documents
- Price carries 50–70 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 70 points.
- “Supply and Maintenance of Donation Equipment” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 33 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2033
- First published
- 25 Mar 2025, 08:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
C258818- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048439- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f829Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Standard 30 day payment applies to invoices. Full details are included within the draft contract documents.
- How it runs
This Procurement is being run under a multi-stage Competitive Flexible procedure pursuant to section 20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023 to establish a multi-lot Open Framework Agreement.
It is the intention of the Authority to follow a two-stage process under this procedure as follows. However, the Authority retains the right to amend the stages if required throughout the process. This includes amending the number of stages or re-running any stage of the process.
Tender Stage 1 (Conditions of Participation Stage):
Tender Stage 2 (Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage)
Award Stage
Further details can be found in the tender documents.
- Risks
Any changes in regulatory requirements which could affect the manufacturing of good or provision of the service.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · Not applicable
Timeline
25 Mar 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published25 Mar 2025, 08:37 GMT
- Market engagement24 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Prior to commencing a formal procurement process and to help inform our strategy/requirements, NHSBT would like to consult the market. It is our intention to invite those organisations who express an interest in this notice to a supplier engagement meeting to be held in April/May 2025 (date to be confirmed). Please express your interest by no later than 5pm on 24th April 2025 to [email protected] and [email protected]. There is no guarantee that a formal procurement process will be launched as a result of this early market engagement exercise, nor that any contract(s) will be placed. No remuneration or compensation etc will be paid to organisations who take part in this early market engagement exercise. Suppliers should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
- Next notice expected15 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published13 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
- Clarification questions by26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by331 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts301 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Mar 2025, 08:37 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 13:56 BSTUK1
- Published value updated to £7,500,00022 May 2025, 13:56 BSTwas £7,600,000
- Status changed to planned22 May 2025, 13:56 BST
- Tender notice published13 Aug 2025, 14:29 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £6,860,00013 Aug 2025, 14:29 BSTwas £7,500,000
- Status changed to active13 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
- Deadline published: 8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST13 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender