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NHS Blood and Transplant · NHS and health

In brief

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

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 30 April 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 42 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is inviting interested suppliers to take part in an early market engagement exercise for the provision of Direct Marketing, Print, and Fulfilment Services. This exercise aims to gather information on market capability, innovation, and indicative pricing to help shape a future procurement. NHSBT delivers large-scale donor communications to support recruitment and retention across blood, platelet, plasma, stem cell, and organ donation programmes. The scope may include: Print management, fulfilment, and mailing of donor communications Secure handling of personal data and GDPR compliance Postal management and performance reporting Support for digital and hybrid communication channels Sustainability, social value, and continuous improvement initiatives Suppliers are invited to complete a short capability questionnaire covering experience, service capacity, data handling, innovation, quality standards, and indicative cost models. This engagement is conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 as a preliminary market engagement activity. It is for information only and does not form part of a procurement process. Participation will not confer any advantage in any future competition.

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 072706-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

122

Awards

65

Suppliers it has used most

From notice 072706-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 11 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.