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Supply of Event-Based Blood Type Testing Kits & At-Home Blood Type Testing Kits

Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant →

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BuyerNHS Blood and Transplant
StatusAwarded
Deadline19 Dec 2025
Value£400,000
Published22 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Supply of Event-Based Blood Type Testing Kits & At-Home Blood Type Testing Kits - Open Procedure

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Supply of Event-Based Blood Type Testing Kits & At-Home Blood Type Testing Kits

Statuspending
Value£259,424
Contract periodFrom 20 Jul 2026 to 20 Jul 2030

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058318
Latest release ID058611-2026
Latest release timestampMon Jun 22 2026 14:25:11 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075339-2025
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
22 Jun 2026award, contract058611-2026
19 Nov 2025tender075339-2025
7 Aug 2025planning046781-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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        "description": "Supply of Event-Based Blood Type Testing Kits & At-Home Blood Type Testing Kits\nNHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is seeking to engage with the market to explore potential solutions for the supply of high-quality, user-friendly blood type testing kits. This initiative is a key component of NHSBT's strategy to enhance public engagement with blood donation and increase the number of individuals who become regular blood donors, with a particular focus on recruiting donors of less common blood types.\nThe anticipated scope of this procurement includes the provision of reliable blood type testing consumables suitable for:\n• Event-Based Testing: The supply of easily transportable and manageable quantities of testing kits for use at public awareness events and bespoke organizational sessions across the UK. These kits must be suitable for rapid deployment and use by trained NHSBT staff or volunteers in non-clinical settings. Packaging should facilitate efficient transport and storage in small to medium volumes.\n• Direct-to-Consumer Self-Testing: The provision of lightweight and robust blood type testing kits suitable for secure and efficient distribution via standard postal services (e.g., Royal Mail) or through partner distribution routes, directly to members of the public for self-administration in their homes. Kits must be designed for ease of use by individuals without medical expertise and must adhere to all relevant postal regulations.\nNHSBT anticipates a potential annual requirement in the range of:\n• 100-125k event-based kits supplied in component form\n• 25-50k pre-assembled home testing kits\nSuppliers should be able to demonstrate the accuracy and reliability of their testing methodologies, ideally holding relevant certifications such as CE marking for in vitro diagnostic medical devices. Kits must prioritize user safety, ease of interpretation of results, and have a suitable shelf life.\nInterested suppliers are invited to provide information on their capabilities, including, but not limited to: product specifications, production capacity, packaging and logistics solutions, experience in supplying similar products (ideally within the healthcare sector), potential for innovative solutions, and indicative cost structures.\nThis Preliminary Market Engagement aims to inform NHSBT's procurement strategy and refine our requirements. Responses to this notice will be treated as preliminary market intelligence and will not constitute a formal tender process.\nNext Steps: Following the review of responses, NHSBT may issue a Supplier questionnaire, hold supplier webinars or issue a formal contract notice.\nContact for Responses: Sahithi Bandi <sahithi.bandi@nhsbt.nhs.uk>\nResponse Deadline: 5/09/2025"
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}