Official UK procurement notice
Automated Donor and Patient Immunohematology testing
Authority: Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Immunohematology testing for donors and patients for a period between the finish of the current contract and the start of a new contract. To include the supply of testing platform, reagents, consumables and maintenance. The period of this interim contract will not be greater than 6 months and the value of the contract will not be greater than £180,000 excluding VAT.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 31 Mar 2025, 12:43 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2025, 13:08 BST
- Authority reference
15408- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012004- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fa9fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
This DAC will provide funding for Immunohematology testing for NIBTS for patients and donors. NIBTS have secured a new contract via a competitive process, however the new equipment may not be installed and ready for use at the end of the current contract on 30/04/25. This interim arrangement extends the current compliant arrangments, ref 15408, and will ensure service cover between the end of the current contract and the between the new equipment being ready.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
31 Mar 2025 → 9 Apr 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published31 Mar 2025, 13:08 BST
- Standstill ends9 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published31 Mar 2025, 12:43 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published31 Mar 2025, 13:08 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected14 Apr 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Supply CompanySMEAutomated Donor and Patient Immunohaematology testing1 May 2025 – 31 Oct 2025 | £180,000 | 28 Mar 2025standstill to 9 Apr 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Medical Supply CompanyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender