Contract

NHSBT/NNUH - Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services

  • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-018419

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050b5e

Published 1 May 2025, 1:23pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Email

laura.marshall@nnuh.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NHSBT/NNUH - Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85146000 - Services provided by blood banks

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Contract to cover the supply of blood components, Reagents, and services from NHS Blood and Transplant to NNUH.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £8,623,773

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Services provided under this contract include the supply of blood components, reagents, and the services surrounding this.

The award of this contract was following direct award process A on the criterion that there was no realistic alternative provider.

The indicative lifetime value of this contract is £8,623,773 between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2028.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Contract awarded following Direct Award Process A.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT (NHSBT)

500 North Bristol Park, Filton, Bristol

Bristol

BS34 7QH

Telephone

+44 3001232323

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

00972779

Internet address

https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £8,623,773

Total value of the contract/lot: £8,623,773


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Conflicts of interests were considered and none identified in the decision making process.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk