Contract

Microbiology and Serology Testing

  • NHS Blood and Transplant

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-073989

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-043ae0 (view related notices)

Published 14 November 2025, 1:26pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Blood and Transplant

500 North Way, North Bristol Park

Bristol

BS34 7QH

Contact

Jo Murphy

Email

jo.murphy@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1179212718

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Microbiology and Serology Testing

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Blood and Transplant requires a direct contractual relationship with either a manufacturer or any other economic operator for a complete end-to-end integrated solution for the Microbiology Serology screening/testing of blood and non-blood donations , which must include all the necessary equipment, installation, maintenance, consumables, reagents, software including an inter-interoperability provision with NHSBTs existing IT infrastructure and overall ongoing support mechanism that may be required to carry out the necessary testing.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Microbiology Serology Testing - Contract A National

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85111810 - Blood analysis services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract A National Testing

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15

Price - Weighting: 75

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Microbiology Serology Testing - Contract B Colindale

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85111810 - Blood analysis services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Microbiology & Serology Testing - Contract B Colindale Testing

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 75

Price - Weighting: 75

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-005276


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Microbiology Serology Testing - Contract A National

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Microbiology Serology Testing - Contract B Colindale

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

The High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/