Published date: 20 August 2021

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


Closing: 13 April 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical consumables - 33140000

  • Other therapeutic products - 33693000

  • Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment - 50421000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£3,050,000

Procurement reference

NHSBT1366 / C39664

Published date

20 August 2021

Closing date

13 April 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 August 2021

Contract end date

31 July 2023

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

The Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) function operates within the Clinical Services directorate of NHSBT. Multi-disciplinary TAS teams operate from eight regional hub units and three 3 spoke sites that are based within Acute NHS Trusts across England and South Wales. Each unit provides a portfolio of therapeutic treatments to both adult and paediatric patients from across a range of clinical specialities. Included in the TAS portfolio of therapeutic procedures is Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) which is provided from four of the TAS hub units (Bristol, London, Oxford, and Manchester) as well as all three of the spoke sites (the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Cardiff and The Vale Health Board and Plymouth University Hospitals Trust). The ECP system's utilised by the TAS teams are able to perform both adult and paediatric procedures and have an integral clinical grade light box.

The requirement for this procurement was to source machine consumables and maintenance services to support existing Extracorporeal Photopheresis machine platforms. An opportunity notice was published on Contracts Finder on 19th March 2021 with procurement reference: tender_234923/932536

As a result of the tender, a Framework Agreement for Support of existing NHSBT Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) systems for a period of 2 years with two 1-year options to extend has been awarded to Therakos (UK) Ltd.

The following contracting authorities will be able to purchase against the Framework Agreement: NHSBT and Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service.

Award information

Awarded date

21 July 2021

Contract start date

1 August 2021

Contract end date

31 July 2023

Total value of contract

£3,050,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

THERAKOS (UK), LTD

Address

The Causeway
STAINES
Middlesex
TW18 3AG
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 08246321

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

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

Email

marta.drozdzowska@nhsbt.nhs.uk