NHS Blood and Transplant: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
GOV.UK register: Special health authority·NHS ODS: SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (SPHA)·Central government·South West England·Bristol
Official UK PPONPDBY-6395-VWBPWebsitenhsbt.nhs.uk ↗
i
Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
i
Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
i
How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 20 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
i
How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
196 awarded tenders, 180 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
i
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
i
How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
3 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Team development and coaching | 17 Nov 2026 | 19d | £600,000 |
| ATMP/IMP Courier Service for NHSBT | 23 Nov 2026 | 25d | £300,000 |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
i
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
33 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals72 procedures · 37% · 1 open72 IT services: consulting, software, internet22 procedures · 11%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting15 procedures · 8% · 1 open50 Repair and maintenance services14 procedures · 7%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental10 procedures · 5%48 Software package and information systems7 procedures · 4%39 Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances6 procedures · 3%71 Architectural, construction, engineering6 procedures · 3%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
i
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 196 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
i
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract74%(146 notices)
146 of 196 notices are Contract (74%).Framework23%(45 notices)
45 of 196 notices are Framework (23%).Dynamic purchasing system3%(5 notices)
5 of 196 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (3%).
i
Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Route not published35%(68 notices)
68 of 196 notices are Route not published (35%).Open28%(54 notices)
54 of 196 notices are Open (28%).Limited / restricted22%(43 notices)
43 of 196 notices are Limited / restricted (22%).Direct award14%(27 notices)
27 of 196 notices are Direct award (14%).Selective2%(4 notices)
4 of 196 notices are Selective (2%).
i
How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 20 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
i
How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 27 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
i
How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 196 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
i
Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 6 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
i
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VH Bio Ltd | 6 | 3.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 Dec 2025 |
| MacoPharma UK Limited | 5 | 2.6% | 3 | 7 | 20 Feb 2026 |
| CRYOPDP | 4 | 2% | 3 | 5 | 7 May 2026 |
| Fresenius Kabi Limited | 4 | 2% | 1 | 6 | 24 Nov 2025 |
| IBG Immucor Ltd | 4 | 2% | 1 | 5 | — |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited | 4 | 2% | 0 | 4 | — |
| SUSSEX BIOLOGICALS LTD | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 4 | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Grifols UK | 3 | 1.5% | 1 | 4 | 14 May 2025 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 8% of 196 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 180 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
i
How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
i
The middle published award value for this buyer.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Donation Transportation | IMT MEDICAL TRANSPORT LIMITED | — | 6 yrs | £113,000,000 † ≈ £19m/yr |
| Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract A | Abbott Laboratories Limited | — | — | £28,565,218 † |
| National Contact Centre | Arvato Limited | 25 Jun 2026 | 5 yrs · up to 7 yrs | £22,802,580 ≈ £4.6m/yr |
| Support of existing NHSBT owned Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) Systems | Therakos (UK), Ltd | — | — | £8,000,000 † |
| Hematos Licencing, Support and Maintenance Services | Savant Ltd | — | — | £7,870,000 † |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
i
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
201 of 300 contracts carry an end date, 107 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improvement to the Manufacturing Suite at CBC | Enbloc | 1 Dec 2026 | £54,573 |
| Support of existing NHSBT owned Multi-functional Apheresis Systems | Terumo BCT Europe NV | 3 Dec 2026 estimated | £5,000,000 |
| Supply of Copper Sulphate Solution | VWR International Ltd | 10 Dec 2026 | £700,000 |
| Supply of Copper Sulphate Solution | VWR International Ltd | 10 Dec 2026 | £1,050,000 |
| Framework Agreement for the supply of tube sealers, PPM and repair services | AB Scientific Limited | 10 Jan 2027 | £1,946,327 |
| UK Derived & Manufactured Dried Plasma Component | Velico Medical | 22 Jan 2027 | £1,350,000 |
| Courier Services for Blood, Blood Products and Tissues | Kuehne + Nagel Limited | 30 Jan 2027 estimated | Not published |
| Employee Services for NHSBT | Edenred | 31 Jan 2027 | £76,436 |
| Supply of Antisera Reagents | Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited | 10 Mar 2027 | £1,920,000 |
| Supply of Antisera Reagents | IBG Immucor Ltd | 10 Mar 2027 | £1,920,000 |
Soonest 10 of 47 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 407 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile EV Charger | Awarded / complete | 19 Jun 2026 | — |
| Manual Handling Training | Awarded / complete | 17 Jun 2026 | — |
| Lease Car Insurance Brokerage ServicesVehicle-fleet-support services | Awarded / complete | 12 Jun 2026 | — |
| Irradiation indicator labelsMedical consumables | Planning | 11 Jun 2026 | £581,970 |
| Irradiation indicator labelsMedical consumables | Planning | 11 Jun 2026 | £581,970 |
| Framework for the Supply of Solutions, Reagents and SerumsChemical reagents | Awarded / complete | 11 Jun 2026 | £738,000 |
| External Quality Control Testing (for Cellular and Molecular Therapies)System quality assurance assessment and review services | Planning | 10 Jun 2026 | £1,600,000 |
| Launch DiagnosticsMedical consumables | Awarded / complete | 9 Jun 2026 | — |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 201 of 300 published contracts have an end date; 107 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.