Scope
Reference
C369581
Description
NHS Blood and Transplant's Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) has a requirement for Custom-made and Designed Single-use, Disposable, Gamma Irradiated Consumables for GMP production within classified clean rooms. The CBC has an MHRA licence for the manufacture of sterile investigational medicinal gene therapy and recombinant protein products for clinical trials. The intended use of the consumables are for the GMP production of these types of products both in upstream and downstream manufacturing processes.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £500,000 excluding VAT
- £600,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 33696500 - Laboratory reagents
- 33698000 - Clinical products
- 33696300 - Chemical reagents
Contract locations
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Engagement
Engagement deadline
18 July 2025
Engagement process description
Interested suppliers are asked to express their interest to rowena.thomas@nhsbt.nhs.uk and carley.butcher@nhsbt.nhs.uk by 5pm on Friday, 18th July 2025. Suppliers expressing an interest will be invited to attend an early market engagement exercise supplier meeting during the week of the 28th July 2025 (note: date subject to change). Prior to this session, interested suppliers will be provided with a draft specification of requirements and short questionnaire related to requirements. There is no guarantee that a formal procurement process will be launched as a result of this early market engagement exercise, nor that any contract(s) will be placed. No remuneration or compensation etc will be paid to organisations who take part in this early market engagement exercise. Suppliers should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
22 September 2025
Contracting authority
NHS Blood and Transplant
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDBY-6395-VWBP
500 North Bristol Park
Bristol
BS34 7QH
United Kingdom
Email: rowena.thomas@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government