Scope
Reference
WBS-ITT-59973
Description
This notice is to make the market aware of the publishing of the tender "The Procurement of Blood Plasma Freezers for the Welsh Blood Service" via the e-procurement platform, etender Wales.
The trust will be purchasing two, 20-foot Blood Plasma Freezers.
Total value (estimated)
- £80,000 excluding VAT
- £100,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 3 November 2025 to 7 November 2025
- 5 days
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
18 September 2025, 12:00am
Tender submission deadline
22 September 2025, 12:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. The contracting authority reserves the right to award the Contract in whole or in part. The contracting authority reserves the right to pause, halt and/or annul the tendering process and not to award the Contract.
To complete your formal proposal, please access the ITT via the Bravo eTender Wales portal where you will find a full suite of tender
documentation.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse the eSourcing portal: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ and click the link to register
- Accept the Ts and Cs and click 'continue'
- Enter your correct business/user details
2. Express and interest in the tender
- Log into the portal with the username/password
- Click the 'ITT Open to all suppliers' link
- Click on itt_119590
- Click the 'express interest' button at the top of the page
- This will move the ITT into your 'my ITT's page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- You can now access any attachments by clicking 'buyer attachments' in the 'ITT details' box
3. Responding to the tender
- Click 'my response' under 'ITT details' and you can choose to 'create response' or to 'decline to respond' (please give a reason if declining)
- You can now use the 'messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the tender response
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | Quality | 70.00% |
| Commercial | Price | 30.00% |
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Contracting authority
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RQF
Unit 2 Charnwood Court
Nantgarw
CF15 7QZ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Will John
Telephone: +442921501556
Email: Will.John@wales.nhs.uk
Website: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Region: UKL15 - Central Valleys
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales