Primary Blood Grouping Analyser & Associated Consumables
Details
- Buyer
- The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)
- Supplier(s)
- Beckman Coulter (UK) Ltd
- Value
- £1,818,311
- Duration
- 5 years
- Topic
- Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
- Published
- 28 September 2026
Tender description
Lot 1: Provision of a managed service comprising the supply of Primary Blood Grouping Analysers, incorporating all equipment, test kits, reagents, relevant controls and calibrators, I.T.peripherals, delivery, installation, training and fully comprehensive systems maintenance. Contract length - 5 years for with the option for five (5), twelve (12) month extensions. Donor Testing is staffed 24/7 however the focus for Primary testing is from 07.00 to 16.00, Mondays to Saturday. All testing must be completed by 15.00 to allow labelling of the blood components. SNBTS collects approximately 150,000 donations per year and approximately 10% of which are first time donors. Testing is performed on EDTA whole blood samples. The new blood grouping system will be required to perform the following tests: - ABO/RhD typing including all D Categories and reverse typing using A1 and B cells - Antibody screen - High titre anti-A/B screen - Extended Rh phenotyping (C, c, E, e) - K typing
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 February 2024
- Completed: Award published28 September 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 January 2029in 2 years
About the buyer
The Common Services Agency, better known as Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland), procures goods and services for NHS Scotland's hospitals and health boards. Suppliers register through Scotland's Supplier Journey before bidding for any contract. Tenders are advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland portal under the Common Services Agency buyer profile, no registration required. National Procurement, PSD Scotland's central buying team, sources high-volume items such as medical supplies and pharmaceuticals for the whole health service. Individual health boards manage smaller, local contracts separately. Larger notices also appear through the Tenders Direct and SIMAP services.
£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.
Over the past 5 years, most of PSD Scotland's contract awards have been in IT services, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and education and training.
Relevant CPV codes
- 50421000 · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-public-services-delivery-scotland-psd-scotland.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-public-services-delivery-scotland-psd-scotland.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-public-services-delivery-scotland-psd-scotland.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-public-services-delivery-scotland-psd-scotland.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-public-services-delivery-scotland-psd-scotland.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-public-services-delivery-scotland-psd-scotland.gov |
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