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title: "Supply and Maintenance of Rapid Plasma Freezer"
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# Supply and Maintenance of Rapid Plasma Freezer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-and-maintenance-of-rapid-plasma-freezer-ocds-h6vhtk-05d067). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Blood and Transplant: "Supply and Maintenance of Rapid Plasma Freezer". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £2,900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Blood and Transplant](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £2,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 May 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Medical equipments
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-and-maintenance-of-rapid-plasma-freezer-ocds-h6vhtk-05d067#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d067`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** NHS Blood and Transplant
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
Welsh Blood Service
Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-and-maintenance-of-rapid-plasma-freezer-ocds-h6vhtk-05d067#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.my.site.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-and-maintenance-of-rapid-plasma-freezer-ocds-h6vhtk-05d067#participate

## Description
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is conducting a procurement of a multi-year framework agreement for the provision of rapid freezing technology. The technology is required to rapidly and simultaneously freeze a large number of blood packs and/or bottles containing human plasma from processed whole blood donations or from apheresis plasma collections. This plasma is targeted either for use in plasma fractionation or for direct patient transfusion.
Solution must include:
o The required equipment, installation and any additional works required
o Service and maintenance contract
o Some exceptions may apply (example EMS integration)
• Key objectives and expected outcomes:
o Rapid plasma freezer supplied to freeze plasma and meet specifications documented in SPN342 - Processing Timelines and Component Guidelines and SPN1479 – specification for a Bulk Rapid Plasma Freezer
o Ensure equipment meets throughput demand with minimal down time
o Procure equipment that can be utilised in a department that runs 24 hours/ 365 days per year
o Contract that can accommodate future requirements
o Supply and maintain equipment anywhere in England
o Response times that both parties can agree (must be able to maintain throughput)
o NHSBT need the capability to validate the equipment as part of tender exercise and for final use
o The requirement to extract freeze cycle data and the ability to interact with 2D barcode scanning or RFID
o Schedule of replacement, installation and delivery must enable current throughput to be maintained
o Reliable freezer which is easily maintained and serviceable

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33100000

- **Estimated Value:** £2,900,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038966-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-29T08:56:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:33:38.914Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d067