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title: "Supply of Cryopreservation-Grade Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) Products"
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# Supply of Cryopreservation-Grade Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) Products

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-cryopreservation-grade-dimethyl-sulfoxide-dmso-products-ocds-h6vhtk-06dfe3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Blood and Transplant: "Supply of Cryopreservation-Grade Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) Products". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Blood and Transplant](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory reagents, Medical consumables, Pharmaceutical products
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-cryopreservation-grade-dimethyl-sulfoxide-dmso-products-ocds-h6vhtk-06dfe3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dfe3`

## 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-of-cryopreservation-grade-dimethyl-sulfoxide-dmso-products-ocds-h6vhtk-06dfe3#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is seeking to engage with suppliers and manufacturers of Dimethyl Sulphoxide (DMSO) used in the cryopreservation of stem cell and immunotherapy products.
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to improve NHSBT's understanding of the current market, available products, supply chain capabilities, packaging options, quality standards, innovation opportunities, and market capacity ahead of a potential future procurement exercise.
The requirement is expected to include sterile, pyrogen-free DMSO with a minimum purity of 99.9%, supplied in a range of formats including vials, bottles, bags and/or syringes suitable for use within NHSBT Cellular and Molecular Therapies laboratories. NHSBT is also interested in understanding supplier capabilities relating to quality assurance, business continuity arrangements, supply resilience, sustainability initiatives, and future product developments.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 33140000, 33600000, 33696500
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2027 to 01/02/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075629-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-10T10:32:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:43:09.853Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06dfe3