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Supply & Maintenance of Full Blood Count Haemotology Analysers

NHS Blood and Transplant · NHS and health

In brief

NHS Blood and Transplant has announced plans to buy laboratory equipment and medical supplies 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 £2,500,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 September 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 seeking to engage with suppliers to inform the strategic development and potential future procurement of laboratory analyser platforms supporting routine and specialist testing. This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice invites suppliers to participate in market engagement sessions to present products and services. Scope: Engagement covers, but is not limited to: - Full Blood Count (FBC) analysers including any additional elements such as automated differentials and reticulocyte analysis. - Middleware, LIS connectivity - Automation (tracking) - Consumables, reagents - Service/support options Purpose of Engagement: These sessions are intended to provide…Read the full description
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is seeking to engage with suppliers to inform the strategic development and potential future procurement of laboratory analyser platforms supporting routine and specialist testing. This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice invites suppliers to participate in market engagement sessions to present products and services. Scope: Engagement covers, but is not limited to: - Full Blood Count (FBC) analysers including any additional elements such as automated differentials and reticulocyte analysis. - Middleware, LIS connectivity - Automation (tracking) - Consumables, reagents - Service/support options Purpose of Engagement: These sessions are intended to provide NHSBT with market intelligence, demonstrate current capability, inform specification development and procurement planning. This is not a procurement or invitation to tender; rather, it is an early market engagement activity to guide potential future tenders. Expected Outcomes: NHSBT aims to: - Understand available technologies and configurations - Assess supplier service models and UK support infrastructure - Identify potential cost models, reagent strategies (closed/open), and managed service options - Build procurement timelines and draft technical specifications for any future tender Suppliers wishing to participate should register via the NHSBT Commercial Team by contacting [email removed] by 11th November 2025. Registration should include a brief company profile and proposed product platforms to present. Additional questions will be provided upon registering interest.

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 066309-2025

Last time this was bought

Provision and Maintenance of a Cord Blood Cell Separation System and Associated Products

Won by
Concessus, S.A.
Awarded
9 December 2025
Value
£434,726
Contract ends
14 December 2029

Matched on NHS Blood and Transplant, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

122

Awards

65

Suppliers it has used most for laboratory equipment

  1. BAS - SDA - Scientific Mooring Hoist

    UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)South WestLifts and escalators, Laboratory and scientific equipment

    Open12 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £320kestimated
  2. Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation Framework

    Eastern Procurement LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, ScotlandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open21 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.06bnframework ceiling

From notice 066309-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.