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Published 14 May 2025, 09:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Cell Media Bottles

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: South West (UKK11)
Awarded value£131,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Grifols UK2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of 500ml Cell Media Bottles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
33696000 Reagents and contrast media

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 May 2025, 09:27 BST
Last source update
16 Jun 2025, 09:34 BST
Authority reference
C352894
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032463
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512a0 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

PA23 Sch.5 Single supplier - technical reasons Successful previous contract for Analysers - Requirement to use successful bidders consumables on their machines.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 16 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 09:34 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    14 May 2025, 09:27 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 May 2025, 10:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    26 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 09:34 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £131,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Grifols UKVCSE1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2026 · up to 31 May 2027Extensions: 12 months optional extension · Options: 12 months optional extension£131,000same award published again · counted once14 May 2025standstill to 23 May 2025Standstill
Grifols UKVCSE£131,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply of Cell Media Bottles · Grifols UKVCSE

    Signed
    9 Jun 2025
    Value
    £131,000
    Period
    10 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2026 · up to 31 May 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option to extend for 12 months
    Options
    Option to extend for 12 months
    5 agreed KPIs: Delivery · Product Availability · Accuracy …
    • Delivery, Guarantee to deliver all Equipment, and/or Goods and/or Services covered under this Contract within the lead-times specified to member locations throughout the UK
    • Product Availability, Stock availability of products listed in the catalogue throughout the Term (of this Contract)
    • Accuracy, Invoice accuracy
    • Timeliness, Invoice timeliness
    • Availability and Down Time, Reliability of all ordering systems utilised under this Contract including online ordering system, telephone, email, [punch out from e-marketplace]

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDBY-6395-VWBP 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Grifols UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01456099GB-PPON: PDCT-8339-LZJG 3980-3990 ENTERPRISE, CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH PARK, BEACH DRIVE, WATERBEACH, East of England, CB25 9PEContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender