Contract

Managed Service for Hepatitis E Nucleic Acid Testing

  • Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-055506

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0597d9

Published 10 September 2025, 3:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

Ellen’s Glen Road, Liberton

Edinburgh

EH17 7QT

Email

gordon.dickson@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1313145522

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.scotblood.co.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12722


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Managed Service for Hepatitis E Nucleic Acid Testing

Reference number

NP6026/16

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance

SNBTS

Jack Copland Centre

Edinburgh

EH14 4AP

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) and Welsh Blood Service (WBS) require a fully integrated microbiology managed service system for NAT (Nucleic Acid Testing) for HEV. This includes equipment, maintenance, consumables, spare parts, upgrades, training, clinical education material, remote diagnostics, reporting and supports all to deliver a final result to the Authority’s information management system. Mandatory assays include the ability to detect HEV in plasma/serum samples from blood donors and also from tissue and stem cell donors. Tissue and stem cell donations may only be tested as individual donations.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

1 August 2017

End date

31 October 2025

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.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2017/S 108-217738


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

NP6026/16

Title

Managed Service for Hepatitis E Nucleic Acid Testing

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

3 April 2017

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Grifols Uk Ltd

Byron House, Cambridge Business Park,Cowley Rd,

Cambridge

CB4 0WZ

Telephone

+44 8452413090

Fax

+44 8452413314

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £1,800,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:809740)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Parliament House, Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

http://www.scotblood.co.uk/


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) require a fully integrated microbiology managed service system for NAT (Nucleic Acid Testing) for HEV, HAV and Parvo B19 testing. This includes equipment, maintenance, consumables, spare parts, upgrades, training, clinical education material, remote diagnostics, reporting and supports all to deliver a final result to the Authority’s information management system. Mandatory assays include the ability to detect HEV HAV and Parvo B19 in plasma/serum samples from blood donors and also from tissue and stem cell donors.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

6

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£220,500

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Grifols Uk Ltd

Byron House, Cambridge Business Park,Cowley Rd,

Cambridge

CB4 0WZ

Telephone

+44 08452413090

Fax

+44 08452413314

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

A project to replace the current contract has been concluded however due to the time that it takes to conduct a procurement exercise and the subsequent implementation period, delays have been encountered and have meant that a short extension is required to the current contract to ensure continuity of testing. This extension will be for a 6 month period from 01 November 2025.

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

SNBTS require additional goods to ensure successful implementation of the new contract. There is no provision to change suppliers as the test kits and equipment are linked and there is no substitution available across suppliers’ platforms.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £1,800,000

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £2,020,500