Published date: 22 March 2018

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: 23 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical equipments - 33100000

  • Water filtration apparatus - 42912310

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

tender_166454/661549

Published date

22 March 2018

Closing date

23 April 2018

Contract start date

1 June 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NHSBT currently use a PK7300 primary blood grouping machine.

The water must be provided from a high quality reverse-osmosis and/or de-ioniser system of CAP II level, with low levels of particle, bacterial and organic contamination. Connection is via reinforced PVC hose of internal diameter (bore) 12 mm, and external diameter 18 mm. The water supply should be as close as possible to the analyser, to minimise the growth of organisms in the hose. There must be a shut off valve and waste drain port within 7m of the instrument and the hose for water supply and waste must be shorter than 7 meters.

Manufacturers will have a proven track record in a similar environment to the Authority and any equipment/ reagents must be validated before by the service before use.
All suppliers will be assessed against a standardised set of evaluation criteria prior to the equipment being accepted for use within the service
If a company tendering fails to meet an Essential (Must) criteria of this specification then Authority reserves the right to reject the tender without further consideration/ assessment."

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Marnie Watkins

Address

North Bristol Park
Filton, Bristol
BS34 7QH
England

Telephone

0117 921 7241

Email

marnie.watkins@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Website

http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/