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Awarded· 23 Dec 2025

Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust · Worthing, South East

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Worthing.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 2 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt

  2. 2026

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 10:07

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About this tender

In brief

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Worthing. The contract went to NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt. It was awarded on 23 December 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 2 January 2026. The notice number is 000011-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05feab.

Summary of the contracting process

The University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the supply of blood components, reagents, and services to its hospital sites, including St Richards Hospital in Chichester, Worthing Hospital in Worthing, Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, and Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. The procurement falls within the services category, specifically services provided by blood banks, classified under CPV code 85146000.

It was conducted using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition, as it falls outside the directive's scope. The contract was signed on 23rd December 2025, with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) as the sole supplier due to their existing provider status and unique capability to supply these essential services.

The notice in full

Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services to all hospital sites for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

St Richards Hospital, Chichester

Worthing Hospital, Worthing

Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton

Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    PSR Direct Award A so that NHS Blood & Transplant Services can continue to provide blood & blood components. This is an essential need of acute hospitals.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
000011-2026
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05feab
CPV code
85146000 - Services provided by blood banks
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is based in Worthing. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Worthing
Town
Brighton
Postcode
BN11 2DH
Electoral ward
Central
Constituency
Worthing West
Delivery area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Region
South East
Sub-region
West Sussex (South West)
Area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Contact
Ami Taylor
Address
Worthing, BN11 2DH · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services

Who won the Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services contract?

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt on 23 December 2025.

Who is the buyer for Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services?

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, based in Worthing, South East. The named contact is Ami Taylor.

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