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Awarded· 18 Aug 2025

Storage and Distribution of Cellular Therapy Products Autologous Service Provision

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · South Norfolk, East of England

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Storage and Distribution of Cellular Therapy Products Autologous Service Provision. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Norfolk.

Source: Find a Tender, published 19 Aug 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 · 13:56

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Storage and Distribution of Cellular Therapy Products Autologous Service Provision. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Norfolk. The contract went to NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt. It was awarded on 18 August 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 19 August 2025. The notice number is 049876-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058aa1.

Summary of the contracting process

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the award stage of a procurement process entitled "Storage and Distribution of Cellular Therapy Products Autologous Service Provision," which falls under blood analysis services within the healthcare sector. This process, guided by the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, has identified NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) as the intended provider.

The trust is based in Norwich, UK, and the region served is UKH1. This contract, valued at approximately £200,000, is set to commence on 1st February 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2027. The procurement method used is a limited one, specifically an award procedure without a prior call for competition, due to its status as a Provider Selection Regime contract.

NHSBT, known for their high standards in delivering services like CD34+ cell selection, will integrate well with existing healthcare initiatives at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals as well as James Paget University Hospital.

The notice in full

Contract for storage and distribution of stem cells

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Services to include processing and storage of stem cells

    This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process.

    The approximate lifetime value of this contract will be PS200,000.

    This is an existing service

    This will be a new provider

    The services will be provided between 1st February 2026 and 31st March 2027.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other
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
049876-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058aa1
CPV code
85111810 - Blood analysis services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is based in South Norfolk. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
South Norfolk
Town
Norwich
Postcode
NR4 7UY
Electoral ward
Cringleford
Constituency
South Norfolk
Delivery area
East Anglia
Region
East of England
Sub-region
Breckland and South Norfolk
Area
Norfolk
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Contact
James Anderson
Address
Norwich, NR4 7UY · East of England · 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 this tender

Who won the Storage and Distribution of Cellular Therapy Products Autologous Service… contract?

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to NHS Blood and Transplant (nhsbt on 18 August 2025.

Who is the buyer for Storage and Distribution of Cellular Therapy Products Autologous Service…?

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in South Norfolk, East of England. The named contact is James Anderson.

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