Official UK procurement notice
Extending the use of the Pulse, Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS) and support
Authority: Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of development, support and maintenance for the business-critical NIBTS system, PULSE, pending completion of a project and cutover to replace this system.
This procurement will ensure continuity of an essential NIBTS services until full implementation of a replacement system under new contractual arrangements.
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
- 9 Jun 2026, 09:14 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054397- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b05fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The overall architecture of the system is based on ltanium-based servers running the OpenVMS operating environment. A Mimer database system provides the core data management environment, with an n-tier approach of a Windows business layer server and Windows client applications providing access to the system to end users. The nature of the relationship with NHSBT, access to source code for the ongoing development of the system, and the capability to support the overall system in an end-to-end manner results in all support an development work on the NIBTS Pulse system being exclusively delivered by Savant.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Jun 2026 → 19 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published140 days ago9 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST
- Standstill ends130 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published9 Jun 2026, 09:14 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Jun 2026, 15:42 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savant LtdSME1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 | £400,000 | 9 Jun 2026standstill to 19 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SAVANT LIMITEDAwarded 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