Buyer Name: NHS Blood and Transplant
Buyer Address: 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, UKK11, BS34 7QH, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Jo Murphy
Contact Email: jo.murphy@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1179212718
Microbiology and Serology Testing
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
limited
limited
Value
28565218.0 GBP
28565218.0 GBP
Published
28 Oct 2025, 12:31
28 Oct 2025, 12:31
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
n/a
Contract End
n/a
n/a
Category
services
services
CPV
71900000 - Laboratory services
71900000 - Laboratory services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
Abbott Laboratories Limited, Roche Diagnostics Limited
Abbott Laboratories Limited, Roche Diagnostics Limited
Official Source
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Description
NHS Blood and Transplant requires a direct contractual relationship with either a manufacturer or any other economic operator for a complete end-to-end integrated solution for the Microbiology Serology screening/testing of blood and non-blood donations , which must include all the necessary equipment, installation, maintenance, consumables, reagents, software including an inter-interoperability provision with NHSBTs existing IT infrastructure and overall ongoing support mechanism that may be required to carry out the necessary testing.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot Title: Contract A - National Testing
Lot Description: Microbiology & Serology National Testing
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value
Lot Title: Contract B - Colindale Testing
Lot Description: Microbiology & Serology Testing
Lot 2 Status: cancelled
Lot 2 Has Options: No
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Technical
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value
Contracts
Contract Title: Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract A
Contract Title: Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract B
Awards
Award Title: Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract A
Award Title: Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract B
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