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Clean Room Requalification

NHS Blood and Transplant · NHS and health

In brief

NHS Blood and Transplant has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £80,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 2 November 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 45 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have a requirement for Clean Room Requalification. The Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a specialist facility that manufactures plasmids and viral vectors for early-stage clinical trials targeting incurable diseases like cancer and genetic disorders. Operating as part of NHSBT's Cellular and Molecular Therapies function, the CBC supports the UK life sciences sector by translating laboratory research into clinical-grade therapies. The manufacture of sterile products or tissues should be carried out in clean areas, entry to which is through change rooms/air locks/transfer hatches for personnel/equipment and materials. These classified environments MUST be monitored and achieve the appropriate current GMP regulatory specifications for that environment as detailed in EudraLex volume 4 “The rules governing medicinal products in the European Union” Annex 1 Manufacture of sterile medicinal products. Classification and Re-qualification is performed at a minimum annually At Rest, except for particle counts which are performed At Rest and In Operation.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 060844-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

123

Awards

71

Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering

  1. DPS1 1427 - Tenancy Tree Work

    London Borough of HaringeyLondonArchitecture and engineering, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    Closing soon39 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £90kestimated
  2. DUD - Lot 1: Asbestos Analytical & Consultancy Services (H807a) and Lot 2: Asbestos Removal & Ancillary Licensed Scaffolding (H807b)

    Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilWest MidlandsConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Closing soon2 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £3.76mestimated
  3. Footways Maintenance Survey (Lot 3) (2027)

    West Sussex County CouncilSouth EastMarketing and communications, Architecture and engineering

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £60kestimated
  4. Lot 4 - SCRIM Road Surveys (2027)

    West Sussex County CouncilSouth EastMarketing and communications, Architecture and engineering

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £30kestimated
  5. Unclassified Road Conditions Survey (Lot 1) (2027)

    West Sussex County CouncilSouth EastMarketing and communications, Architecture and engineering

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £75kestimated

From notice 060844-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.