Corneal Tissue

Tender description

To increase corneal tissue supply and create a sustainable supply for the future to meet the clinical demand for this potentially sight saving surgery. NHS England has agreed a national contract and centralised budget for the supply of corneal tissue, including non-recurrent investment to enable NHSBT to expand specialist eye donation teams in England. Lot 1: Contract award for corneal tissue to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) under the urgent circumstances provision - Regulation 14 (2), in line with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR): (a) an award or modification must be made urgently, (b) the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the relevant authority, and (c) delaying the award of the contract or modification to satisfy the requirements of regulations 6 to 13 would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety, For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The annual contract value is approximately £8.8million and is variable depending on the volume supplied) and the lifetime value of the contract over the full (potential) 7 years is £43,000,000. The service start date is 1st April 2024 and the end date is 31st March 3031, assuming options to extend are taken up.