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Framework for the Supply of Solutions, Reagents and Serums

NHS Blood and Transplant · NHS and health

In brief

NHS Blood and Transplant awarded medical supplies work to Sussex Biological Limited, Molecular Dimensions Ltd and Rapid Labs Limited on 3 June 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £738,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 July 2026.

It is split into 10 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

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What the notice says

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have a requirement for the Supply of Solutions. NHSBT Laboratories including Tissue and Eye Services (TES), RCI, Donor Testing, H&I, CMT, CBC and IBGRL are specialist functions of National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). The solutions are used for patient and donor testing and within the manufacture of Tissue Grafts and reagents used for blood grouping and patient testing. NHSBT are looking to create a Framework Agreement and intends to award the framework agreement to the two highest-ranked Tenderers, per Lot, following completion of the evaluation process. Suppliers can bid for and be awarded multiple Lots. This requirement will cover the following solutions: • Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution (PBSS) and Concentrate (PBSC) • Low Ionic Strength Solution (LISS) • Cambridge Antibiotic Solution • Skin Cryopreservation Medium • Amniotic Membrane Cryopreservation Medium • Nuclear Buffer Base • Cardiovascular and Meniscus Cryopreservation Medium • Decellularised Dermis Cryopreservation Medium • Modified Alsevers Solution • Frozen cell Recovery Solution

Lots

LotTradeValue
Supply of Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution (PBSS) and Concentrate (PBSC)
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
What this lot covers

For the supply of Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution (PBSS) and Concentrate (PBSC)

Medical equipment and supplies£60,000
Supply of Frozen cell Recovery Solution
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
What this lot covers

For the supply of Frozen cell Recovery Solution

Medical equipment and supplies£10,000
Supply of Low Ionic Strength Solution (LISS)
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
What this lot covers

For the supply of Low Ionic Strength Solution (LISS)

Medical equipment and supplies£6,000
Supply of Cambridge Antibiotic Solution
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
What this lot covers

For the supply of Cambridge Antibiotic Solution

Medical equipment and supplies£15,000
Supply of Skin Cryopreservation Medium
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
What this lot covers

For the supply of Skin Cryopreservation Medium

Medical equipment and supplies£4,500
Supply of Amniotic Membrane Cryopreservation Medium
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
What this lot covers

For the supply of Amniotic Membrane Cryopreservation Medium

Medical equipment and supplies£3,000
Supply of Nuclear Buffer Base
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
What this lot covers

For the supply of Nuclear Buffer Base

Medical equipment and supplies£4,500
Supply of Cardiovascular and Meniscus Cryopreservation Medium
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
What this lot covers

For the supply of Cardiovascular and Meniscus Cryopreservation Medium

Medical equipment and supplies£4,500
Supply of Decellularised Dermis Cryopreservation Medium
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
What this lot covers

For the supply of Decellularised Dermis Cryopreservation Medium

Medical equipment and supplies£8,000
Supply of Modified Alsevers Solution
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
What this lot covers

For the supply of Modified Alsevers Solution

Medical equipment and supplies£50,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Not statedSupply of Frozen cell Recovery Solution—
Sussex Biological Limited (SME)
2 bids received
Supply of Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution (PBSS) and Concentrate (PBSC)£50,226
Awarded 3 June 2026
Molecular Dimensions LtdSupply of Low Ionic Strength Solution (LISS), Supply of Cambridge Antibiotic Solution, Supply of Skin Cryopreservation Medium, Supply of Amniotic Membrane Cryopreservation Medium, Supply of Nuclear Buffer Base, Supply of Cardiovascular and Meniscus Cryopreservation Medium, Supply of Decellularised Dermis Cryopreservation Medium£275,025
Awarded 3 June 2026
Rapid Labs Limited
2 bids received
Supply of Modified Alsevers Solution£295,210
Awarded 3 June 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 032566-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 055006-2026

About the buyer

NHS Blood and TransplantLast 12 months

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Awards

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From notice 032566-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 April 2026, last updated 11 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.