Official UK procurement notice
T.0340 Blood Transfusion Automation Managed Service Contract for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Procurement agent: NHS Wales Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
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What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing a procurement process (T.0340) BCUHB entered a contract with Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (now QuidelOrtho) in 2016 to provide services for a 7+3 years. Transfusion is a heavily regulated department (MHRA, BSQR) with paramount patient safety concerns on the delivery of the service and severe consequences of any potential harm due to incorrect results or cross matching.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jun 2025, 14:27 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2025, 14:27 BST
- Authority reference
T.0340- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033749- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05501bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The original procurement completed in 2016 awarded a contract for 7 years with an option for a further extension of 3 years, which was taken by the Health Board. This contract is due to expire November 2026. The Health Board had originally planned to retender and had set timelines of a 2-year process to award and implement a new contract.
Due to delays in the implementation of the replacement WLIMS system which has necessitated intensive resource and staff time to be dedicated to this project as a national priority. The required resource to undertake a tender process is not available and therefore, the Health Board has no choice but to delay the procurement of a new service.
Due to the heavily regulated and sensitive nature of this service, it is not possible to change supplier without a full implementation period and therefore, the Health Board will extend the current arrangements in line with a Regulation 72 (c ) (i)modification in PCR 2015, whilst the new tender process is conducted.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2025- Transparency notice published19 Jun 2025, 14:27 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ortho Clinical DiagnosticsT.0340 Blood Transfusion Automation Managed Service Contract1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 31 May 2028Extensions: The 6 month extension is available should further unforeseen delays require further time to award and implement the new contract. | £3,608,242 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityUndertaking procurement activity on behalf of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ortho Clinical DiagnosticsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender