Awarded· 14 May 2025
Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Somerset, South West
Somerset 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 Somerset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:49
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About this tender
In brief
Somerset 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 Somerset. The contract went to NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt. It was awarded on 14 May 2025. The contract value is £4,471,659.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 22 May 2025. The notice number is 024584-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051cf7.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process outlined involves Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, focusing on a contract titled "Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services." This falls under the healthcare services industry category, specifically services provided by blood banks as classified by CPV 85146000. The contract's geographic scope is centred around Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, within the UKK23 region.
The procurement stage has reached completion, with the contract having been signed on 15th May 2025. Spanning from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, this direct award project was carried out under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement method used was a limited procedure, selected on the basis that there was no realistic alternative provider.
The involvement of public bodies like Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in such substantial contracts also underscores potential pathways for collaboration and supply chain expansions within the UK health sector.
The notice in full
Contract to cover the supply of blood components, Reagents, and services from NHS Blood and Transplant to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Services provided under this contract include the supply of blood components, reagents, and the services surrounding this.
The award of this contract was following direct award process A on the criterion that there was no realistic alternative provider.
The indicative lifetime value of this contract is PS4471659.00 between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2028.
Key facts
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
- Contracts value
- £4,471,659
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 024584-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051cf7
- CPV code
- 85146000 - Services provided by blood banks
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Town
- Taunton
- Postcode
- TA1 5DA
- Electoral ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Delivery area
- Somerset CC
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Somerset
- Area
- North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Hollie Caddy
- Address
- Taunton, TA1 5DA · South West · 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
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
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?
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt on 14 May 2025.
How much is the Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services contract worth?
The contract value is £4,471,659.
Who is the buyer for Contract for the Supply of Blood Components, Reagents and Services?
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, based in Somerset, South West. The named contact is Hollie Caddy.
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