Published date: 7 September 2016

This notice was replaced on 7 September 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 8 February 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical equipments - 33100000

  • Other therapeutic products - 33693000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£2,600,000

Procurement reference

NHSBT0842

Published date

7 September 2016

Closing date

30 September 2016

Contract start date

1 February 2017

Contract end date

1 February 2021

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

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a Special Health Authority in the NHS and is responsible for the provision of blood components and a range of associated laboratory and patient therapeutic services to hospitals in England and North Wales.
The Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) function operates within the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services Directorate. The TAS team of medical and nursing staff operate from 8 units across England - Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, London and Manchester. Each unit provides a portfolio of therapeutic treatments to patients from a range of clinical specialities. Treatments provided using multi-functional apheresis technology include: collection procedures: peripheral blood stem cell collection & granulocyte collection, Exchange procedures: plasma exchange and red cell exchange, Depletion procedures: white cell depletion, platelet depletion and bone marrow processing. The requirement for this procurement is for the supply and support of multi-functional apheresis equipment, consumables and machine technology.

Lots
This Framework Agreement is divided into lots:
Lot 1 - support of existing multi-functional apheresis equipment, consumables and machine technology
Lot 2 - supply and support of new multi-functional apheresis equipment, consumables and machine technology

This Framework Agreement is for a period of 4 years. It is the intention of NHSBT to award a Framework Agreement for this requirements by February 2017.
The award of this contract will be to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender on the basis of the criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document on BRAVO (https://nhsbt.bravosolution.co.uk).

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Marta Drozdzowska

Address

500 North Bristol Park/North Way
Filton
Bristol
BS34 7QH
England

Email

marta.drozdzowska@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Website

www.nhsbt.nhs.uk