Notice: OUH - Blood Transfusion Analysers MS - Tender Notice

What the buyer is asking for

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is seeking to procure a managed service for the provision of a blood transfusion analyser solution with the supply of associated consumables, reagents, training and maintenance services across its hospital sites. The scope of the managed service will be delivered across the John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford) and Horton General Hospital (Banbury), supporting a 24/7, 365-day blood transfusion laboratory service. The procurement will be awarded as a Managed Service Contract (MSC) and is planned to include, but not be limited to: Supply, installation and commissioning of automated blood transfusion analysers Provision of all reagents, consumables, controls and calibrators Full repair, maintenance and technical support services Integration with existing Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) Staff training, competency support and ongoing technical assistance The solutions aim is to provide a resilient and high-availability service, including redundancy arrangements to ensure continuity of service in the event of equipment failure. There must be appropriate provision across the network to support both routine and urgent (STAT) testing. The procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award this as a single contract.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 60%qualityTechnical Weighting
• 40%costCommercial Weighting

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  As per Attachment "OUH BT - ITT Guidance" and PSQ envelope requirements.

• technical

  As per Attachment "OUH BT - ITT Guidance" and PSQ envelope requirements.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published3 days ago

   18 Sept 2026, 15:13 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 9 days

   30 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 25 days

   16 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 67 days

   27 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice24 Jun 2026, 08:17 BST059180-2026
2. Tender notice18 Sept 2026, 15:13 BST088789-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender