Published date: 22 June 2020

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: 21 July 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Scheduled air transport services - 60410000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_241448/864000

Published date

22 June 2020

Closing date

21 July 2020

Contract start date

1 July 2021

Contract end date

30 June 2025

Contract type

Service 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

The BBMR is a division of NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). The Northern Ireland and Scottish Blood
Transfusion Services are participants in the service provided by the BBMR.
NHSBT Hospital Services department located in Tooting, London, is responsible for safe storage,
packaging and distribution of human blood and blood components, predominately in the London and
South-East region however this can at times be extended to international shipments.
Expressions of interest are required from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers for the provision of International Courier Service for Diagnostic Samples, Starting Material and Blood / Components.

To establish a national contract to transport blood samples / blood / components and starting material
from a UK address specified by NHSBT to a designated international testing laboratory, specialist
healthcare or manufacturing facility. Occasionally samples / blood / components may need to be
transported from an international collection point to a UK specified address.
The total annual volume is expected to be an estimated 500 samples per year for BBMR. The number of
samples may increase or decrease. For blood / components, it is estimated that a maximum of two
containers will be shipped at any one time containing a maximum of ten red cell units. Occasionally,
BBMR may require different shipping containers at the same pick up point; for example, one container
validated for material shipment at refrigerated temperature and another validated to ship at the 'room
temperature' range.
On an as required basis this service may also be required to bring samples or components into the
United Kingdom and any service requirements and costs will be as agreed when booking these jobs.
NHSBT Hospital Services require collection, transportation and safe delivery of final state blood / blood
components intended for immediate therapeutic use.

More information

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Additional text

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the
eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal:
https://nhsbt.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and
click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click
'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this
secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs /
ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender
open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the
'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My
ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments
by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box.
3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create
Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages'
function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion,
then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online &
offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your
reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance
please consult the online help, or contact the
eTendering help desk.

About the buyer

Contact name

Richard Athay-Hunt

Address

NHS Blood and Transplant, North Bristol Park
Filton, Bristol
BS34 7QH
England

Email

richard.athay-hunt@nhsbt.nhs.uk