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Awarded· 16 Jan 2017

T.0340 Blood Transfusion Automation Managed Service Contract for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) · Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Source: Find a Tender, published 2 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2017

    Contract awarded

    Ortho-clinical Diagnostics

  2. 2025

    Award notice updated

    Award Notice · 10:32

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The contract went to Ortho-clinical Diagnostics. It was awarded on 16 January 2017. The contract value is £3,608,241.

Find a Tender published it on 2 July 2025. The notice number is 036710-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-055764.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the extension of the T.0340 Blood Transfusion Automation Managed Service Contract for the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is currently in the contract update stage. This contract, originally awarded in 2016 for a duration of 7 years with an additional 3-year extension, is due to expire in November 2026.

The responsible authority for this procurement is the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, based in Cardiff, United Kingdom. The industry category for this tender is pathology services, and the services under this contract are to be delivered within the regions of North Wales.

Delays related to the WLIMS system implementation necessitated extending current arrangements, following Regulation 72(c)(i) of PCR 2015, until the new tender process concludes. The current supplier, ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, exemplifies the level of expertise and reliability desired in this procurement area.

The notice in full

The notice has no description. Open the official notice for the full details.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1

    The original procurement completed in 2016 awarded a contract for 7 years with an option for a further extension of 3 years, which was taken by the Health Board. This contract is due to expire November 2026. The Health Board had originally planned to retender and had set timelines of a 2-year process to award and implement a new contract.

    Due to delays in the implementation of the replacement WLIMS system which has necessitated intensive resource and staff time to be dedicated to this project as a national priority. The required resource to undertake a tender process is not available and therefore, the Health Board has no choice but to delay the procurement of a new service.

    Due to the heavily regulated and sensitive nature of this service, it is not possible to change supplier without a full implementation period and therefore, the Health Board will extend the current arrangements in line with a Regulation 72 (c ) (i)modification in PCR 2015, whilst the new tender process is conducted.

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Key facts

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Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Ortho-clinical Diagnostics
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large
Buyer's portal
Sell2Wales

Not stated in the notice: procurement method.

Values

Contracts value
£3,608,241

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

Status

Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

Not stated in the notice: tender, lots.

References

Find a Tender notice
036710-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055764
CPV code
85111800 - Pathology services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) is based in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Town
Cardiff
Postcode
CF15 7QZ
Electoral ward
Taff's Well
Constituency
Cardiff North
Delivery area
Gwynedd, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
Region
Wales
Sub-region
Central Valleys and Bridgend
Area
South East Wales
Country
Wales
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust)
Category
Services
Address
Cardiff, CF15 7QZ · Wales · Wales

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Ortho-clinical Diagnostics
Awardee scale
Large
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 T.0340 Blood Transfusion Automation Managed Service Contract for Betsi… contract?

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) awarded the contract to Ortho-clinical Diagnostics on 16 January 2017.

How much is the T.0340 Blood Transfusion Automation Managed Service Contract for Betsi… contract worth?

The contract value is £3,608,241.

Who is the buyer for T.0340 Blood Transfusion Automation Managed Service Contract for Betsi…?

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust), based in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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