Published date: 11 February 2022

Last edited date: 16 February 2022

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 7 March 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Specialist vehicles - 34114000

  • Ambulances - 34114121

  • Patient-transport vehicles - 34114122

    • Special-purpose motor vehicles - 34144000

    • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

    • Road transport services - 60100000

    • Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60130000

    • Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 63000000

    • Health services - 85100000

    • Hospital and related services - 85110000

    • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

    • Services provided by transplant organ banks - 85146200

Location of contract

L24 8RB

Value of contract

£0 to £45,000

Procurement reference

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Published date

11 February 2022

Approach to market date

7 March 2022

Contract start date

10 April 2022

Contract end date

9 April 2025

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NHS Blood and Transplant Tissue and Eye Services are the largest multi-tissue banking organisation in the UK, managing the deceased tissue donation programme, where tissues such as eyes, bones, tendons, skin, cartilage and heart valves are retrieved from donors after death.

NHS Blood and Transplant have specialist retrieval teams based in Liverpool and Barnsley; normal practice is for the teams to travel to hospital mortuaries to facilitate deceased donor tissue donations, however NHS Blood and Transplant are changing our working methods to maximise deceased tissue donation throughout mainland Northern England and North Wales. There may be exceptional circumstances where coverage may extend outside these regions.

NHS Blood and Transplant wish to advise that a contract opportunity to provide the specialised transportation of deceased tissue donors and associated blood samples between NHS Blood and Transplant Tissue and Eye Services Dedicated Donation Facility (DDF) - Liverpool and Hospital Mortuaries primarily in Northern England and North Wales is due to be published.

Interested parties must be able to facilitate a transfer or return 24 hours per day, 365 days per year - as collections and deliveries may be required outside of normal core working hours (8:30 - 17:00) - a maximum of three donors per day.

All donors must be transported in a suitable, unidentifiable vehicle with blacked-out rear windows (where appropriate). The contractor must also provide a suitable trolley and body bag which must be be secured in the vehicle during transit. All vehicles must comply with all relevant legislation and be maintained and presented to the highest practical standards at all times.

The transport of donors to the DDF must be facilitated within strict timelines - 48 hours following death; donation of eyes within 24 hours following death. Therefore a rapid response in collection of a deceased donor for transportation to the DDF, is vital to ensure that donation occurs. The maximum time period available is governed by the time the consent is gained therefore reducing the available donation window period and maximum transfer time to NHS Blood and Transplant - Liverpool. Any untoward delay in transportation could result in the loss of organ donation and tissues. This could impact on NHS Blood and Transplant's ability to fulfil its core purpose of helping to save and improve patient lives.

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If this opportunity is of any interest, can you please confirm, in writing, both an expression of interest and that your organisation has the required capability to support and deliver this contract to henry.prudden@nhsbt.nhs.uk by Friday 25th February 2022 at 12.00 noon.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Specialist Transportation for Tissue Services

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 11 February 2022, last edited 15 February 2022

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About the buyer

Contact name

Henry Prudden

Address

500 Northway, North Bristol Park
Bristol
BS34 7QH
GB

Email

henry.prudden@nhsbt.nhs.uk