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Published 10 Mar 2026, 11:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Stem Cell Registry International Courier Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£750,000≈ £375k / year · £900,000 inc. VAT16.2% above final estimate
Submissions closed 16 Apr 2026awarded 1 May 2026
Awarded to CRYOPDP2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

courier services required for NHSBT temperature controlled diagnostic samples

CPV: Courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£750,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £750,000 exc. VAT · £900,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: x1 12 month extension
64120000 Courier services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Ability: 50%
  • Commercial Price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Commercial Price
  • Technical Ability
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Mar 2026, 11:47 GMT
Last source update
7 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Apr 2026
Authority reference
C425496
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021270
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Courier services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06662d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

10 Mar 2026 → 7 Jul 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published228 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 11:47 GMT
  2. Submission deadline191 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by179 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent176 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Standstill ends158 days ago
    18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts145 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published109 days ago
    7 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Mar 2026, 11:47 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 May 2026, 15:20 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 May 2026, 15:20 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    7 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £871,5001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CRYOPDP1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2029Extensions: x1 12 month extension£871,500same award published again · counted once1 May 2026standstill to 18 May 2026Standstill
CRYOPDP£871,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • The Stem Cell Registry International Courier Service · CRYOPDP

    Signed
    7 Jul 2026
    Value
    £871,500
    Period
    7 Jul 2026 – 17 Jun 2028 · up to 17 Jun 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    x1 12 month extension

    No agreed KPIs: internal KPIs have been set but it is not a requirement to publish them for this contract

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders00—

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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • CRYOPDPAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03341254 Apollo House, Plane Tree Crescent, Feltham, London, TW13 7HFContact email
  • CRYOPDPAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHYC-4884-JJWW Apollo House, Plane Tree Crescent, Feltham, TW13 7HF, Feltham,, London, TW13 7HFContact email

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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender