Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Maintenance of New and Existing Cryogenic Temperature Data Loggers
Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Cellular and Molecular Therapies (CMT) function within NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for the routine provision of stem cells for transplantation across England.
We are also experts in providing development and manufacturing services for Advanced Therapies Medicinal Products (ATMPs).
CMT also includes the Clinical Biotechnology Centre, which manufactures GMP-grade DNA plasmids and viral vectors.
Our experience in the processing and storage of stem cells for transplant and the manufacture of clinical grade advanced cellular and molecular therapies, combined with our strong links to clinicians and hospitals, means we can help bring new and ground-breaking treatments to the bedside.
The organisation intends to initiate a procurement for the supply of new and maintenance of new and existing cryogenic temperature data loggers for dry shippers.
CMT receive and issue cellular products nationally in the UK. To maintain optimal cell viability, it is vital that these
products remain within strict temperature limits during transit. As such there is a requirement to monitor the internal conditions of all transport containers used to move temperature-controlled products between facilities.
Within CMT there are currently six laboratories that are required to issue stem cell products. These are in Barnsley,
Birmingham, Filton, Oxford, Liverpool and Southampton.
CPV: Medical consumables · Medical equipments · Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How NHS Blood and Transplant buys Medical consumables (CPV 3314), and who usually turns up
NHS Blood and Transplant’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Medical consumables (CPV 3314) →
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Half of these awards have an award date within 17 days of the bid deadline.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid50% / 13%
2–340% / 17%
4–610% / 23%
7+0% / 48%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate46% / 53%
Within ±2%23% / 26%
Above estimate31% / 21%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 3314Published estimate£150k
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1 bid18%
2–373%
4–69%
7+0%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 11:11 BST
- Authority reference
C416302- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036487- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e7cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published239 days ago27 Feb 2026, 14:38 GMT
- Latest notice published185 days ago22 Apr 2026, 11:11 BST
- Market engagement161 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Interested suppliers are asked to express their interest to [email protected] by 5pm on Friday 15th May 2026. Suppliers expressing an interest will be invited to attend an early market engagement exercise supplier meetings on 1st June 2026 or 2nd June 2026 (we reserve the right to change this date) which will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Prior to this session, interested suppliers will be provided with a draft specification of requirements and short questionnaire related to requirements. 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.
- Tender notice expected114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Feb 2026, 14:38 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Apr 2026, 11:11 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)
Pre-market engagement sessions delayed due to unforeseen circumstances. These will now take place on 1st / 2nd June 2026 with the deadline for expressions of interest extended until 8th May 2026.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender