Stale Pre-tender

Supply and Maintenance of Blood Presses

Details

Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant
Value: £1,500,000
Topic: Medical equipments
Published: 20 April 2026
Submission: 22 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) intends to undertake preliminary market engagement in advance of a future procurement exercise for new semi‑automated blood presses. This market engagement activity is intended to inform NHSBT’s understanding of the current market and available solutions and will provide interested suppliers with the opportunity to present their products, outline key features and capabilities, and participate in technical discussions. These sessions will also allow suppliers to ask and respond to questions to ensure mutual understanding. As part of this engagement, NHSBT may invite suppliers to provide a device on a short‑term loan basis. This will enable NHSBT operators to assess and provide feedback on practical aspects of the equipment, including usability, cleaning processes, and alignment with NHSBT’s indicative requirements. This exercise will be used to compare products against anticipated specifications and to inform the development of the future procurement documentation. Participation in this preliminary market engagement is voluntary and will not form part of any subsequent procurement evaluation.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published20 April 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

NHS Blood and Transplant runs the UK's blood and organ donation services, and buys as a national healthcare organisation with its own procurement team. Much of its buying flows through framework agreements with the Crown Commercial Service, NHS Supply Chain and NHS Shared Business Services. Four internal teams commission separately, covering Operations, Information Technology, Strategic Goods and Estates and Services.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Blood and Transplant's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, IT services and business services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-blood-and-transplant.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-blood-and-transplant.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-blood-and-transplant.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-blood-and-transplant.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-blood-and-transplant.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-blood-and-transplant.gov