Scope
Description
This notice is being created upon the urgency of procuring transplantable graft material for transplant surgery. Establishments must meet the UK, stringent Human Tissue Authority standards. In the UK, NHS Tissue and Eye Services usually provide routine graft to all service users within the UK. Regrettably, since February 2023, NHSBT no longer can provide Moorfields with routine graft material. We are requesting VEB which is also a HTA approved establishment to provide us with further graft material in a backdrop of widespread tissue shortages.
Contract 1. Venice Eye Bank Foundation Agreement
Supplier
Contract value
- £473,000 excluding VAT
- £473,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
9 June 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 9 June 2025 to 31 May 2028
- 2 years, 11 months, 22 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 33141560 - Human organs
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
This contract award is made under Regulation 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits Direct Award without prior publication. The justification is based on an absence of competition for technical reasons, and there are no reasonable alternatives.
Establishments must meet UK Human Tissue Authority standards. We request VEB, an HTA-approved provider, for grafts amid widespread shortages.
Supplier
Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto ETS
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMXG-6256-XXDX
Padiglione Rama, Via Paccagnella 11
Zelarino - Venice
30174
Italy
Email: info@fbov.it
Website: https://www.fbov.org/
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Contract 1. Venice Eye Bank Foundation Agreement
Contracting authority
MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTPP-1281-DTGJ
162 City Road
London
EC1V 2PD
United Kingdom
Email: helpdesk@nhspps.uk
Region: UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government