Blood Group and Immunohematology Testing

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: BLOOD GROUP AND IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY TESTING
2. Awarding Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Services, Irish Blood Transfusion Services, 4-5 Charnwood Court, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw

, Cardiff, GB, CF15 7QZ. Tel: 01443848585. Email: rhian.williams55@wales.nhs.uk / inet@nibts.hscni.net / paul.behan@ibts.ie. Web: Buyer profile:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Prior Information Notice (PIN)
4. Description: To understand the current and future market direction for a fully automated Blood Grouping, antibody screening, immunohaematology solution and reagents for the purposes of patient and donor testing in a blood establishment. Alternative innovative approaches to ways of working and testing will be considered. This exercise is to inform the development of a specification and business case.
Testing to be performed:
ABO Grouping (forward and reverse )and RhD typing.
Rh/K, (C, c, E, e,) phenotyping
Extended antigen typing
Red Cell Antibody Screening & Identification
DAT Testing (including monospecific DAT)
High titre Anti-A and Anti-B testing
Antibody screening of blood for neonatal use
Serial dilutions for titration studies
Cross-matching
Haemoglobin S detection
Service is prepared to consider relatable and innovative solutions.
No contract will be committed to at this stage via the publication of this Prior Information Notice (PIN)
The Trust plans to proceed with this approach purely to verify the level of available competition and gather credible market information to support current and future strategic direction.
The information gathered shall be used to support the development of an analysis paper only and production and approval of this paper will not grant authority to commit expenditure on behalf of the Trust
Via the publication of the PIN, the Trust aims to assure itself of the level of available competition and obtain indicative charges from suppliers that may support the further development of a Business Case.
5. CPV Code(s): 33141510, 33000000
6. NUTS code(s): UKL, UKL1, UKL16, UKN, UK
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Main site or place of performance:
Talbot Green
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: WA Ref:101841
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
English Law.
Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity Health
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Additional information
No contract award will result from this exercise.
This is being undertaken to verify market conditions to support the Service in scoping future direction options.
It is intended to hold a Supplier Day w/c 22/06/2020 in Welsh Blood Service, Talbot Green. There is an option to hold either in person, via WebEX, Skype or Microsoft Teams. Sessions to last up to 2 hours.
Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
31/07/2020
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Contract performance conditions
As per tender documentation
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Scheduled date for start of award procedures
02/11/2020
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
No contract award will result from this exercise.
This is being undertaken to verify market conditions to support the Service in scoping future direction options.
It is intended to hold a Supplier Day w/c 22/06/2020 in Welsh Blood Service, Talbot Green. There is an option to hold either in person, via WebEX, Skype or Microsoft Teams. Sessions to last up to 2 hours
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at
(WA Ref:101841)
Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
TKR-2020521-EX-1361538