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Awarded· 15 Jun 2025

Contract for the Supply of Stem Cell and Immunotherapy Services

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Somerset, South West

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Contract for the Supply of Stem Cell and Immunotherapy Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Somerset.

Source: Find a Tender, published 16 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:51

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Contract for the Supply of Stem Cell and Immunotherapy 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 15 June 2025. The contract value is £360,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 16 June 2025. The notice number is 032645-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-054963.

Summary of the contracting process

The Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has completed the procurement process for the "Contract for the Supply of Stem Cell and Immunotherapy Services" within the healthcare industry category. The contract, which is based in Somerset, United Kingdom (region UKK23), focuses on services provided by blood banks.

This award follows the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and is specifically linked to the criterion that there was no realistic alternative provider. The contract runs from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028 with an estimated lifetime value of £360,000. The procurement was conducted through a limited method without publishing a prior call for competition and was signed on 16th June 2025.

SMEs in the healthcare supply chain, especially those with capabilities in cryopreservation and laboratory services, would find this sector particularly profitable.

The notice in full

Service provided to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in relation to Stem cell products, associated laboratory testing and cryopreservation.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Services provided under this contract include Stem cell products, associated laboratory testing and cryopreservation.

    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 PS360,000.00 between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2028.

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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

Contracts value
£360,000

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
032645-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054963
CPV code
85146000 - Services provided by blood banks
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is based in Somerset. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
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
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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
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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 Stem Cell and Immunotherapy Services

Who won the Contract for the Supply of Stem Cell and Immunotherapy Services contract?

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt on 15 June 2025.

How much is the Contract for the Supply of Stem Cell and Immunotherapy Services contract worth?

The contract value is £360,000.

Who is the buyer for Contract for the Supply of Stem Cell and Immunotherapy Services?

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, based in Somerset, South West. The named contact is Hollie Caddy.

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