Buyer Name: NHS Blood and Transplant
Buyer Address: 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, UKK12, BS34 7QH, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Coco Otiotio
Contact Email: coco.otiotio@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Supply and Support of HLA Rapid Typing Systems (PA23)
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
2926335.0 GBP
2926335.0 GBP
Published
11 Dec 2025, 16:52
11 Dec 2025, 16:52
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
01 Mar 2026, 00:00
01 Mar 2026, 00:00
Contract End
28 Feb 2034, 23:59
28 Feb 2034, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
33100000 - Medical equipments
33100000 - Medical equipments
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
VH Bio Limited, Eurobio Scientific UK, LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, WERFEN LIMITED
VH Bio Limited, Eurobio Scientific UK, LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, WERFEN LIMITED
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Description
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a Special Health Authority in England, with responsibilities across the United Kingdom for organ donation and transplantation. Our core purpose is to ‘save and improve lives’ through the provision of a safe and reliable supply of blood components, solid organs, stem cells, tissues and related services to the NHS, and to the other UK Health Services where directed. Services are supplied through a national network of six laboratories across England. We would like to work with future suppliers of choice to perform HLA rapid typing system in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner to meet the demands and expectations of our customers and the patients we serve. We are awarding HLA rapid typing system(s) to cover the following: • The solution detects, as a minimum, all alleles of the HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DRB3/4/5,DQA1, DQB1, DPA1 and DPB1 loci as defined in: o offers Minimum typing requirements for reporting donor and recipient HLA types. o HLA Conversion Chart for Organ Allocation. • The solution comprises of the essential kits and associated consumables to obtain a result and positive identification of samples throughout the process. From test material addition to the availability of an interpreted results the turnaround time should be less than three hours. • Provide 2nd field HLA type at the above loci • In under 6 hours Lot 1: Provision of testing kits, consumables, and analysis software Lot 2: Provision of equipment and equipment consumables Lot 3: Provision of equipment maintenance Lot 4: Development
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Lot Lot 2 Status: complete
Lot Lot 3 Status: complete
Lot Lot 4 Status: complete
Awards
Award Title: HLA Rapid Typing Systems
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