Buyer profile · NHS and health
NHS Blood and Transplant tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 24
- About one every 15 days
- Contracts awarded
- 70
- To 77 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £34.5m
- 45 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £259k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £600kestimated
- £300kestimated
- £433kframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £80kestimated
- £216kestimated
- £30kestimated
- £11.2mframework ceiling
- £1.5mestimated
- £1mestimated
- £80kestimated
- £582kestimated
- £582kestimated
- £1.6mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)40%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)11%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
- Direct award (no competition)38%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow NHS Blood and Transplant has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 77% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 40%
- Higher than 78% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 85 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 44%
- Higher than 51% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 88 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 72% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 45 awards
- Split into lots
- 25%
- Higher than 71% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 38%
- Lower than 81% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 85 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most NHS and health bodies
- Based on 24 tenders
Compared with other NHS and health bodies
NHS Blood and Transplant: 32 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 2 |
| 10–15 days | 2 |
| 15–20 days | 1 |
| 20–25 days | 4 |
| 25–30 days | 35 |
| 30–35 days | 28 |
| 35–40 days | 7 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
NHS Blood and Transplant: 2
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 9 |
| 2–4 bids | 35 |
| 4–6 bids | 19 |
| 6–8 bids | 9 |
| 8–10 bids | 1 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 1 |
NHS Blood and Transplant: 40%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 115 |
| 10–20% | 56 |
| 20–30% | 34 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 17 |
| 50–60% | 14 |
| 60–70% | 10 |
| 70–80% | 6 |
| 80–90% | 6 |
| 90–100% | 8 |
NHS Blood and Transplant: 44%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 5 |
| 10–20% | 20 |
| 20–30% | 35 |
| 30–40% | 49 |
| 40–50% | 51 |
| 50–60% | 39 |
| 60–70% | 24 |
| 70–80% | 26 |
| 80–90% | 18 |
| 90–100% | 7 |
Each column is a group of NHS and health bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds NHS Blood and Transplant.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improvements to the Manufacturing Suite at CBC | Enbloc | £55k | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Supply of Copper Sulphate Solution | VWR International | £1.05m | 10 Dec 2026 |
| Supply of Tube Sealers, PPM & Repair. PPM & Repair of Existing Tube Heat Sealers | AB Scientific Limited | £1.95m | 10 Jan 2027 |
| Employee Services for NHSBT | Edenred | £76k | 31 Jan 2027 |