AwardedAwarded 18 February 2026

Supply and Support of HLA Rapid Typing Systems (PA23)

NHS Blood and Transplant · NHS and health

In brief

NHS Blood and Transplant awarded medical supplies work to Life Technologies Ltd, Werfen Ltd and VH Bio and 1 others on 18 February 2026.

It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a Special Health Authority in England, with responsibilities across the United Kingdom for organ donation and transplantation. Our core purpose is to ‘save and improve lives’ through the provision of a safe and reliable supply of blood components, solid organs, stem cells, tissues and related services to the NHS, and to the other UK Health Services where directed.  Services are supplied through a national network of six laboratories across England. We would like to work with future suppliers of choice to perform HLA rapid typing system in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner to meet the demands and expectations of our customers and the patients we serve.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1——
Lot 2——
Lot 3——
Lot 4——

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Life Technologies Ltd
Werfen Ltd (SME)
VH Bio (SME)
Eurobio Scientific UK Ltd
Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4£2,926,335
1 March 2026 to 28 February 2034
Life Technologies Ltd
Werfen Ltd (SME)
VH Bio (SME)
Eurobio Scientific UK Ltd
Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4£2,926,335
Awarded 28 November 2025

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

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 082208-2025
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 016793-2026

Last time this was bought

Supply and Support of Complete Antibody Quantification Testing Systems

Won by
White Horse Scientific Limited
Awarded
17 February 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots

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 medical supplies

  1. Radiopharmacy Managed Services

    Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondonHealthcare services, Medical equipment and supplies

    Closing soon3 hours left

    £85mestimated
  2. NHS National Framework for Ferric Carboxymaltose injection

    NHS EnglandNorth East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestMedical equipment and supplies

    Closing soon4 hours leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £38.2mframework ceiling
  3. The provision of NRT, E-Cigarettes and Stop Smoking Medication Solution

    Leicester City CouncilEast MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Medical equipment and supplies

    Closing soon39 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £305kestimated
  4. Supply of qualitative enzyme immunoassay testing kits

    MhraUK-wideMedical equipment and supplies

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £120kestimated
  5. Occupational Health, Employee Assistance Programme and Associated Services

    Skills Development Scotland LtdScotlandHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon3 days left8 lotsFramework

    £460kframework ceiling

From notice 082208-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 11 December 2025, last updated 25 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.