Published date: 4 September 2017

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: 8 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Home medical treatment services - 85141210

Location of contract

Any region, North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands

Value of contract

£700,000

Procurement reference

tender_153215/608428

Published date

4 September 2017

Closing date

8 September 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

To establish a national contract to administer a short course of G-CSF to volunteer unrelated stem cell donors who have consented to undergo stimulated Peripheral Blood Stem Cell collection.The coverage is principally England and Wales however the contract requirement also includes Scotland and Northern Ireland (whole of the United Kingdom).
Administer G-CSF to stem cell donors as prescribed by a BBMR(British bone marrow registry) Collection Centre.Designated Medical Practitioner using LET45; as Lenograstim, Granocyte ® (Chugai) for the first 3 or 4 days of the short course.Perform a pregnancy test (as per manufactures instructions) on all female donors of childbearing potential prior to the first G-CSF injection. G-CSF is not recommended for use during pregnancy or breast feeding. Female donors are to be counseled to avoid pregnancy before the first G-CSF injection and until after stem cell donation procedure.The contractor will provide a Pharmacy Service to the BBMR that logistically supplies the G-CSF and facilitates the G-CSF administration to BBMR donors at home, anywhere within the United Kingdom.The contractor will provide an ad hoc phlebotomy service to the BBMR.

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About the buyer

Address

500 Northway, North Bristol Park
Bristol
BS34 7QH
England

Email

seun.ayandipo@nhsbt.nhs.uk