TenderOppsIndependent tender search
Upcoming

External Quality Control Testing (for Cellular and Molecular Therapies)

NHS Blood and Transplant · NHS and health

In brief

NHS Blood and Transplant has announced plans to buy IT and software 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 £1,600,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 January 2027.

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 42 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

NHS Blood and Transplant is seeking to engage with the market in relation to the provision of external Quality Control testing services to support the Clinical Biotechnology Centre in the development and production of Advanced Therapeutic Investigational Medicinal Products, biotechnology products and biological products. The requirement is expected to include specialist QC testing services for in-process, final product and cell bank testing, with testing capabilities potentially including mycoplasma testing, bacterial cell bank testing, mammalian cell bank testing, specialised viral safety testing, viral clearance studies, sterility testing and cell-based sterility testing. The precise testing requirements may vary by project and NHSBT may require the ability to add or remove tests during the contract term. Suppliers would be expected to operate under appropriate regulatory and quality standards, including GMP and, where applicable, GLP, and to provide validated assays, appropriate quality documentation, Certificates of Analysis, comprehensive reports, support for quality technical agreements, audit access and out of specification investigations.

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 054707-2026

About the buyer

NHS Blood and TransplantLast 12 months

Procurements

121

Awards

65

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

All tenders and awards from NHS Blood and Transplant

Similar open tenders

All open IT and software tenders
  1. Royal Navy Museums Broadband Services

    National Museum of the Royal NavyNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Northern IrelandIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated
  2. Technical Implementation Partner & Business Change Partner (DASP)

    NHS Blood and TransplantNorth East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestIT services and software, Management consultancy

    Open8 days leftLow competition2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £9.17mestimated
  3. ICT Managed Service Partner

    Mosaic Schools Learning TrustNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestComputer hardware, IT services and software

    Open8 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  4. SCAPE Construction Works and Services Framework

    Scape Procure LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Northern IrelandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open8 days leftExpress interest5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8bnframework ceiling
  5. EV Charging Infrastructure

    National Grid UK LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, WalesVehicles and fleet, IT services and software

    Open9 days leftExpress interest3 lots

    £29.9mestimated

From notice 054707-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.