Official UK procurement notice
Contract Details Notice for the Provision of ROBOSEP Kits and Consumables
Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManchester University NHS Foundation Trust is awarding a contract to Stemcell Technologies for the provision of ROBOSEP testing kits and consumables.
The Trust currently utilises ROBOSEP Human CD3 Selection WB kits, ROBOSEP Human CD15 Positive Selection kits and ROBOSEP Tip head polishing compound in the Transplant Laboratory at Manchester Royal Infirmary for use with the ROBOSEP automated cell isolation instrument, which has been previously procured. The ROBOSEP kits and tip polishing compound are only compatible with the ROBOSEP instruments for automated cell isolation from blood samples for DNA tests undertaken by the Transplant Laboratory.
In addition, The Transplant Laboratory has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service for performing Haematopoietic progenitor stem cell transplantation engraftment monitoring using DNA derived from ROBOSEP-isolated cell populations.
MFT is awarding a contract under The Procurement Act, section 41, schedule 5, paragraph 6 -
'Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required'.
The value of this Procurement is £304,167.24 excluding VAT.
A Transparency Notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 03/03/2025.
A Contract Award Notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 17/03/2025.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure 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
- 3 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2025, 13:26 BST
- Authority reference
C334308- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012247- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e8cbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is awarding a contract to Stemcell Technologies for the provision of ROBOSEP testing kits and consumables.
The Trust currently utilises ROBOSEP Human CD3 Selection WB kits, ROBOSEP Human CD15 Positive Selection kits and ROBOSEP Tip head polishing compound in the Transplant Laboratory at Manchester Royal Infirmary for use with the ROBOSEP automated cell isolation instrument, which has been previously procured. The ROBOSEP kits and tip polishing compound are only compatible with the ROBOSEP instruments for automated cell isolation from blood samples for DNA tests undertaken by the Transplant Laboratory.
In addition, The Transplant Laboratory has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service for performing Haematopoietic progenitor stem cell transplantation engraftment monitoring using DNA derived from ROBOSEP-isolated cell populations.
MFT is awarding a contract under The Procurement Act, section 41, schedule 5, paragraph 6 -
'Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required'.
The value of this Procurement is £304,167.24 excluding VAT.
A Transparency Notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 03/03/2025.
A Contract Award Notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 17/03/2025.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Mar 2025 → 1 Apr 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends27 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published1 Apr 2025, 13:26 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published3 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published17 Mar 2025, 15:28 GMTUK6
- Buyer details updated17 Mar 2025, 15:28 GMT
- Contract signature expected28 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Apr 2025, 13:26 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem Cell Technologies UK Ltd, Stemcell Technologies (UK)joint awardROBOSEP Kits and Consumables1 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust can extend up to 24 months in 12 month increments | £304,167 | 17 Mar 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
ROBOSEP Kits and Consumables · Stem Cell Technologies UK Ltd, Stemcell Technologies (UK)
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £304,167
- Period
- 2 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust can extend up to 24 months in 12 month increments.
No agreed KPIs: The contract value is below £5 million
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- STEMCELL TECHNOLOGIES UK LTDAwarded supplier
- STEMCELL TECHNOLOGIES UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender