Published date: 9 October 2019

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: 11 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Sterilisation, disinfection and hygiene devices - 33191000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

tender_217193/800725

Published date

9 October 2019

Closing date

11 November 2019

Contract start date

1 June 2020

Contract end date

31 May 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

Tissue and Eye Services (TES) is a specialist function within the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Directorate of National Health Service Blood & Transplant (NHSBT). TES provide high quality, cost effective tissue grafts for the benefit of patients, and every effort is made to ensure the safety and efficiency of our products.

NHSBT Tissue and Eye Services are licensed by the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) for the retrieval, storage, processing and distribution of human tissue for transplantation throughout the UK.

Wherever possible, single use disposable instruments are used for the retrieval and processing of tissue however there are certain instruments which are required to be reused.

This specification details the requirements for the sterilisation service NHSBT Tissue and Eye Services requires for the collection, sterilisation and return of instruments.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jo Murphy

Address

500 Northway, North Bristol Park
Filton, Bristol
BS34 7QH
England

Email

jo.murphy@nhsbt.nhs.uk