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Supply of Sample Tubes

NHS Blood and Transplant · NHS and health

In brief

NHS Blood and Transplant is looking for suppliers for medical supplies work (South West).

The estimated value is £2,900,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 March 2027.

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

Bids close at midday, Monday 26 October 2026.

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midday, Monday 19 October 2026
Bids by
midday, Monday 26 October 2026

How bids are scored

Price 90% · Social Value 10%

Price matters most. Expect to compete hard on cost.

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 25 awards in the last 12 months).

The buyer expects to buy this again around February 2027.

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.  Testing function in the Blood Supply Directorate performs a wide range of testing services, these include but are not limited to the large-scale blood grouping and microbiological screening of blood and tissue donations. The Authority has two testing sites in England, in which approximately 1.5 million donations are tested each year. Each donation bled requires a minimum of 3 x 6mL sample tubes to be taken into K2 EDTA tubes which have colour coded caps for identification purposes. Some donors also require additional tubes these include but are not limited to 4mL EDTA and K3 EDTA tubes. Tubes are of the evacuation type and the Authority requires a unique bar-code label to be affixed at bed side over a blank manufacturers label.

Should I bid?

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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.
  4. Send clarification questions before midday, Monday 19 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Monday 26 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 007152-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 007219-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 090292-2026

Last time this was bought

Sample Tubes

Awarded
7 August 2023
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
7 August 2026

Matched on NHS Blood and Transplant, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

NHS Blood and TransplantLast 12 months

Procurements

118

Awards

63

Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies

All tenders and awards from NHS Blood and Transplant

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From notice 007152-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 January 2026, last updated 23 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.