Official UK procurement notice
WBS-FTS-59428 Haemoglobin-S Testing Managed Service Contract
Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options. (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Welsh Blood Service (WBS) (a division of Velindre University NHS Trust) is commissioned by LHBs to be the supplier of blood components for customer hospitals across NHS Wales and plays a fundamental part in the delivery of healthcare in Wales. The Service aims to ensure that the donor’s gift of blood is transformed into safe and effective blood components, which allow NHS Wales to improve the quality of life and save the lives of many thousands of people in Wales every year.Red cells from those donors with sickle cell trait can be safely transfused into most patients, except those with sickle cell disease (SCD), neonates, and paediatrics, due to the higher risk of red cell sickling, resulting in patient harm.The Welsh Blood Service are therefore looking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to provide a Managed Service contract for Haemoglobin-S Testing
CPV: Laboratory services · Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Cost
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Sept 2025, 14:52 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2026, 11:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
WBS-FTS-59428- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056251- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05998eFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per ITT Documents
- Risks
As per ITT Documents
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
The ITT code for this procurement is itt_119976
Timeline
12 Sept 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 14:52 BST
- Clarification questions by376 days ago17 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline369 days ago24 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by347 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts300 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent260 days ago10 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published258 days ago12 Feb 2026, 11:58 GMT
- Standstill ends246 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Sept 2025- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 14:52 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Feb 2026, 11:58 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Feb 2026, 11:58 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories LimitedHaemoglobin-S Testing Managed Service Contract1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: Two optional 12 month extensions | £98,000 | 5 Feb 2026standstill to 23 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Abbott DiagnosticsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender