Buyer Name: NHS Blood and Transplant
Buyer Address: 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, UKK11, BS34 7QH, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Rowena Thomas
Contact Email: rowena.thomas@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 7553520488
Assessment and Recovery Centres (ARCs) - Pilot Locations
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
limited
limited
Value
175000.0 GBP
175000.0 GBP
Published
13 Nov 2025, 13:46
13 Nov 2025, 13:46
Deadline
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Contract End
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Category
services
services
CPV
85121300 - Surgical specialist services
85121300 - Surgical specialist services
Region
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Awarded To
THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guys and StThomas Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Trust, Lothian NHS Board, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guys and StThomas Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Trust, Lothian NHS Board, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
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Description
An ARC is an Assessment and Recovery Centre facility that will bring together and implement ex situ machine perfusion techniques at the centre of a national network. Marginal organs will be retrieved and assessed for transplantation, extending their viability between donation and transplantation. In the future, organ function could be transformed and organs repaired.<br/><br/>An ARC is proposed as a dedicated facility for organ perfusion techniques, utilising ex situ Machine Perfusion to undertake expert assessment, to de-risk transplantation and to better understand organ viability.<br/><br/>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) are looking to establish contracts with suitably experienced NHS Transplant Centres who meet the mandatory requirements to become an ARC location during this pilot phase. Further locations may be added during the pilot phase.
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Lots
Lot Title: LOT 1 - LUNG
Lot Description: An ARC is an Assessment and Recovery Centre facility that will bring together and implement ex situ machine perfusion techniques at the centre of a national network. Marginal organs will be retrieved and assessed for transplantation, extending their viability between donation and transplantation. In the future, organ function could be transformed and organs repaired.<br/><br/>An ARC is proposed as a dedicated facility for organ perfusion techniques, utilising ex situ Machine Perfusion to undertake expert assessment, to de-risk transplantation and to better understand organ viability.<br/><br/>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) are looking to establish contracts with suitably experienced NHS Transplant Centres who meet the mandatory requirements to become an ARC location during this pilot phase. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight, 25th November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>The award decision-makers are the NHSBT ARC Project Board. <br/><br/>The providers have been selected as the most suitable to obtain an effective range of locations during the pilot phase. Assessments have been made against mandatory criteria and the key criteria.
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: Yes
Lot 1 Options: Option to extend to 30th November 2027
Lot Title: LOT 2 - LIVER
Lot Description: An ARC is an Assessment and Recovery Centre facility that will bring together and implement ex situ machine perfusion techniques at the centre of a national network. Marginal organs will be retrieved and assessed for transplantation, extending their viability between donation and transplantation. In the future, organ function could be transformed and organs repaired.<br/><br/>An ARC is proposed as a dedicated facility for organ perfusion techniques, utilising ex situ Machine Perfusion to undertake expert assessment, to de-risk transplantation and to better understand organ viability.<br/><br/>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) are looking to establish contracts with suitably experienced NHS Transplant Centres who meet the mandatory requirements to become an ARC location during this pilot phase. Further locations may be added during the pilot phase. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight, 25th November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>The award decision-makers are the NHSBT ARC Project Board.<br/><br/>The providers have been selected as the most suitable to obtain an effective range of locations during the pilot phase. Assessments have been made against mandatory criteria and the key criteria.
Lot 2 Status: cancelled
Lot 2 Has Options: Yes
Lot 2 Options: Optional extension to 30th November 2027
Lot Title: LOT 3 - KIDNEY
Lot 3 Status: cancelled
Lot 3 Has Options: Yes
Lot 3 Options: Optional extension to 30th November 2027
Contracts
Contract Title: Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot)
Awards
Award Title: Assessment and Recovery Centres (Pilot)
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