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Published 9 Jun 2025, 15:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Additonal project resource for the NIBTS Plasma for Medicince Project.

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£90,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Pico Consulting

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Using knowledge and experience from other plasma for medicine programmes the supplier will provide project assistance to NIBTS, Specifically they will assist with compiling a business case including options for transport and storage of frozen plasma and development of a plan for NIBTS to begin supplying plasma for fractionation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible
33141510 Blood products33141520 Plasma extracts71242000 Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jun 2025, 15:33 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2025, 15:33 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031017
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05457b Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 15:33 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £90,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Pico ConsultingSMEAdditional Project resource for the NIBTS Plasma for Medicine Project.1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2027Extensions: we will apply two 6 month extensions which may be used if there are delays to the project and the work required.£90,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: ukn06 · GB-PPON: PTNY-7183-GXBY Belfast City Hosital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7TSContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Pico ConsultingAwarded supplier C/O Tax Assist Accountants, 635 Bath Road, Burnham, Slough, South East, SL1 6AEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender