Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Support of HLA Rapid Typing Systems (PA23)
Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a Special Health Authority in England, with responsibilities across the United Kingdom for organ donation and transplantation. Our core purpose is to ‘save and improve lives’ through the provision of a safe and reliable supply of blood components, solid organs, stem cells, tissues and related services to the NHS, and to the other UK Health Services where directed.
Services are supplied through a national network of six laboratories across England. We would like to work with future suppliers of choice to perform HLA rapid typing system in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner to meet the demands and expectations of our customers and the patients we serve.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Compliance with Specification Stage 2 - Evaluation
CPV: Medical equipments
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.7 per place) · 4 appointed
- Market period
- 8 yrs from 1 Mar 2026, capital investment
Who may buy through it
NHS Blood and Transplant, Welsh Blood Service, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service and the NHS North West London Pathology (NHS Hammersmith).
Published description of the market
Direct award for lot 1-3. Lot 4 shall involve a mini competition
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Provision of testing kits, consumables, and analysis softwareAwardedPublished value£1,458,000
Lot 1: Provision of testing kits, consumables, and analysis software (direct award to two suppliers)
Lot #2Provision of equipment and equipment consumablesAwardedPublished value£280,000
Lot 2: Provision of equipment and equipment consumables (a place on the framework to two suppliers, mini-comp to award to one supplier)
Lot #3Provision of equipment maintenanceAwardedPublished value£320,000
Lot 3: Provision of equipment maintenance (a place on the framework to two suppliers, mini-comp to award to one supplier)
Lot #4DevelopmentAwardedPublished value£0
Lot 4: Development (to award Framework to all Suppliers who meet specification, subsequent call-off shall be through a mini- competition, if required).
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.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Provision of testing kits, consumables, and analysis software | 40% | 60% | |
| 2 · Provision of equipment and equipment consumables | 10% | 90% | |
| 3 · Provision of equipment maintenance | 10% | 90% |
- Price carries 60–90 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 90 points.
- “Supply and Support of HLA Rapid Typing Systems (PA23)” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
NHS Blood and Transplant, Welsh Blood Service, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service and the NHS North West London Pathology (NHS Hammersmith).
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2026
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 11:05 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
C369678- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045335- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d08Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days payment terms
- How it runs
Stage 1 - Compliance with Specification
Stage 2 - Evaluation
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 29 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 11:05 BST
- Tender notice published1 Aug 2025, 15:48 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Next notice expected386 days ago2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent324 days ago4 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends305 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by295 days ago1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published241 days ago25 Feb 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Contract starts237 days ago1 Mar 2026
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 11:05 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 15:28 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published1 Aug 2025, 15:48 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,100,0001 Aug 2025, 15:48 BSTwas £3,000,000
- Status changed to active1 Aug 2025, 15:48 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Aug 2025, 15:48 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST1 Aug 2025, 15:48 BST
- Contract award notice published11 Dec 2025, 16:52 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Dec 2025, 16:52 GMT
- Contract signature expected8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published25 Feb 2026, 11:18 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Modify Framework
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 22 May 2025, 22 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Eurobio Scientific UK LimitedSME, Life Technologies Ltd, VH Bio Ltd, Werfen LimitedHLA Rapid Typing Systems1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2034 | £2,926,335 | 28 Nov 2025standstill to 22 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Contracts
HLA Rapid typing systems
- Signed
- 18 Feb 2026
- Value
- £2,926,335
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2034
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Provision of testing kits, consumables, and analysis software | 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Provision of equipment and equipment consumables | 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Provision of equipment maintenance | 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Development | 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
4 commercial parties on the notice- Eurobio Scientific UKAdmitted to the market
- LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- VH Bio LimitedAdmitted to the market
- WERFEN LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender