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Published 13 Oct 2025, 12:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Stem Cell Registry International Courier Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,250,000≈ £313k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2025
Next notice expected 17 Nov 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Jan 2030 · up to 30 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 31 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

International Courier Services for the specialist transportation of temperature controlled blood and material samples to/from NHS hospital sites

CPV: Courier services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 4 yrsSMEPublished value£1,250,000
Contract period: 31 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 30 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,250,000 exc. VAT · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: x1 12 month optional extension
64120000 Courier services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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 Oct 2025, 12:22 BST
Last source update
23 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
Authority reference
C384718
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006234
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Courier services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ae2a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed

Timeline

13 Oct 2025 → 31 Jan 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published379 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 12:22 BST
  2. Next notice expected344 days ago
    17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline316 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by295 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Latest notice published277 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMT
  6. Contract starts270 days ago
    31 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    13 Oct 2025, 12:22 BST
    UK3
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to withdrawn
    23 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—23 Jan 2026CancelledDecision to abandon tender due to abnormally high bid received which exceeded advertised contract value.

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 name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure