Find a TenderPast planning noticePipeline notice
Published 13 May 2025, 16:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Devices, Consumables, Maintenance & Repair for POC Hb Testing Analyser

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£7,699,667pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 30 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 7 yrsends 29 Jan 2033 · up to 29 Jan 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Devices, Consumables, Maintenance & Repair for POC Hb Testing Analyser

CPV: Blood analysers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 7 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 29 Jan 2033 (7 yrs) · up to 29 Jan 2035 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 May 2025, 16:09 BST
Last source update
22 May 2025, 15:02 BST
Authority reference
C360736
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025055
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Blood analysers
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051253 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

13 May 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    13 May 2025, 16:09 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    22 May 2025, 15:02 BST
  3. Market engagement
    12 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    NHSBT conducted initial market engagement for 'Supply of Equipment & Consumables for Point of Care Hemoglobin Testing Analyser’, via issue of a PIN under the Procurement Contract Regulations (Notice Identifier: 2024/S 000-015726). Further market engagement is due to take place from June 25, hence NHSBT are issuing a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice. If you are interested in taking part in the market engagement, please contact james.marshall2@nhsbt.nhs.uk by no later than 12:00 hrs (GMT) on 12/06/2025. Market engagement is likely to take place via video calls. There is no guarantee that a formal procurement process will be launched as a result of this early market engagement exercise, nor that any contract(s) will be placed. No remuneration or compensation etc will be paid to organisations who take part in this early market engagement exercise. Suppliers should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.

  4. Tender notice expected392 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts269 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 May 2025, 16:09 BST
    UK2
  2. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 15:02 BST
    UK1
  3. Published value updated to £7,699,667
    22 May 2025, 15:02 BST
    was £7,700,000
  4. Status changed to planned
    22 May 2025, 15:02 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDBY-6395-VWBP 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure