Perfusion solutions

Description

NHSBT is the commissioner responsible for providing funding, infrastructure, clinical guidance and standards to the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS). NORS is comprised of several organ retrieval centres in England, Wales and Scotland, who are responsible for sending a retrieval team travelling to any organ donor in the UK to retrieve organs for transplantation. The tender is being carried out by the authority to establish framework agreement(s) against which the NORS Centres will call-off without any further competition. Interested organisations are asked to express their interest to jess.allen@nhsbt.nhs.uk by 17:00 (GMT) on 4.3.2019 including a brief overview/web link what might be offered to meet the requirements. Responses after this date won’t be excluded from taking part in the tender, this date is to allow for supplier engagement to be organised. Further information (draft technical spec, award criteria, etc.) may be released, for consultation purposes only. Lot 1 for supply of cold static perfusion fluid UW type solution, where the current strategy is for the authority to establish a framework agreement with 1 operator only. Supply of cold static perfusion fluid solution other than UW type, where the current strategy is for the authority to establish framework agreements with several operators. Supply of cold static fluid for lung perfusion (Perfadex type solution, or equivalent), where the current strategy is for the authority to establish a framework agreement with 1 operator only.