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Red Cell Reagents

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · Central government

In brief

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) has announced plans to buy medical supplies work. 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.

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Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 11 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

SNBTS requires to attain supplies of Red Cell Reagents compatible with automated technology and is for the anti body detection and identification only and not equipment or accessory devices. Antibody detection and ID, ABO/Rh typing and phenotyping is performed in SNBTS on samples taken from patients and donors. Initial testing on Donors for Anti body detection and ID and ABO/Rh typing is by large scale automated blood grouping systems; currently Beckman PK7300 and Phenotyping of Donors is performed manually and on automated systems. Testing of patient samples is performed at sites located at sites in Scotland (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Inverness, and Aberdeen). Samples referred from hospitals and internal laboratories are tested using both manual and automated systems. A selected number of donor and patient samples are also tested manually and on the Grifols Erytra and Eflexis blood group analysers.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Prior information notice · notice 084514-2026

About the buyer

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)Last 12 months

Procurements

55

Awards

17

Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies

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From notice 084514-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.