Published date: 30 June 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 24 February 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical consumables - 33140000

  • Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions - 33621400

  • Perfusion solutions - 33692400

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£8,545,000

Procurement reference

NHSBT1257

Published date

30 June 2021

Closing date

24 February 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

21 June 2021

Contract end date

20 June 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NHSBT is the commissioner responsible for providing funding, infrastructure, clinical guidance and standards to the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS). NORS is comprised of 16 organ retrieval centres in England, Wales and Scotland, who are responsible for mobilising a retrieval team travelling to donor hospitals in the UK to retrieve organs for transplantation. The NORS teams (13) use the fluids to preserve human organs (kidneys, liver, pancreas, heart and lungs) during retrieval, storage and transportation of the organ from the donor hospital to the transplant centre.

The Tender was carried out by NHSBT to establish framework agreement(s) against which the NORS Centres will call-off without any further competition.

An opportunity notice was published on Contracts Finder on 25 January 2021 with procurement reference: tender_200119/920607

The Framework Agreement was awarded for 4 years and divided into lots as follows:

Lot 1 - Supply of cold static perfusion fluid UW type solution

Lot 2 - Supply of cold static fluid for lung perfusion (Perfadex type solution, or equivalent).

Lot 3 - Supply of cold static perfusion fluid solution other than UW type or Perfadex Plus

Award information

Awarded date

14 June 2021

Contract start date

21 June 2021

Contract end date

20 June 2025

Total value of contract

£8,545,000

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

BRIDGE TO LIFE (EUROPE) LTD

Address

1 Filament Walk
LONDON
SW18 4GQ
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 8072237

Value of contract

£7,400,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Lot 1 - Supply of Perfusion fluid UW solution: awarded to Bridge To Life (Europe) Ltd

Xvivo Perfusion AB

Address

PO Box 53015
Gteborg
Vstra Gtaland
400 14
SE

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£860,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Lot 2 - Supply of perfusion fluid Perfadex Plus (or equivalent) solution: awarded to Xvivo Perfusion AB

PHARMAPAL LIMITED

Address

43 Overstone Road, London, England, W6 0AD

Reference

Companies House number: 08999043

Value of contract

£285,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Lot 3 - Supply of cold static perfusion fluid solution other than UW type or Perfadex Plus: awarded to PHARMAPAL LIMITED.

About the buyer

Address

500-600 North Bristol Park, Northway Bristol, Filton
BRISTOL
BS347QH
England

Email

marta.drozdzowska@nhsbt.nhs.uk