Published date: 14 August 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 September 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Blood-transfusion supplies - 33194220

Location of contract

BS34 7QH

Value of contract

£8,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-1793100D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

14 August 2023

Closing date

19 September 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

30 November 2027

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

To establish a Framework Agreement with the following Blood Establishments as beneficiaries - NHS Blood and Transplant; the Welsh Blood Service (WBS); the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS); the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS); the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (ARCL), the New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service
(IBTS).
Additive Solutions for the Suspension of Blood Products:
Lot 1: Additive solution for the suspension of pooled platelets, granulocytes and other components derived from whole blood; Additive solution for the suspension of single donor apheresis derived platelets;
Lot 2: SAGM solution for the routine washing and re-suspension of red cells
during the production of specialist blood components in accordance with the Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services in the UK details of which can be found at the following website https://www.transfusionguidelines.org/red-book
Lot 3: Additive Solution for the suspension of washed platelets;
Lot 4: Saline 0.9% for the dilution of serum eye drops

More information

Additional text

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Samantha Rix

Address

500 North Bristol Park
Bristol
BS34 7QH
United Kingdom

Email

Samantha.Rix@nhsbt.nhs.uk