Supply of Sample Tubes
NHS Blood and Transplant · up to £2,900,000
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What the buyer wants
Supply of various types of sample tubes with unique bar-code labels for NHS Blood and Transplant's testing sites in England.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a Special Health Authority in England, with responsibilities across the United Kingdom for organ donation and transplantation. Our core purpose is to ‘save and improve lives’ through the provision of a safe and reliable supply of blood components, solid organs, stem cells, tissues and related services to the NHS, and to the other UK Health Services where directed.
Testing function in the Blood Supply Directorate performs a wide range of testing services, these include but are not limited to the large-scale blood grouping and microbiological screening of blood and tissue donations.
The Authority has two testing sites in England, in which approximately 1.5 million donations are tested each year. Each donation bled requires a minimum of 3 x 6mL sample tubes to be taken into K2 EDTA tubes which have colour coded caps for identification purposes. Some donors also require additional tubes these include but are not limited to 4mL EDTA and K3 EDTA tubes. Tubes are of the evacuation type and the Authority requires a unique bar-code label to be affixed at bed side over a blank manufacturers label.
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Services required
- Supply of medical sample tubes with specific volume and anticoagulant types
- Provision of tubes with colour coded caps and unique bar-code labels
What you will need to show
- Supply tubes with specified volumes and anticoagulants — Supplier must provide sample tubes of specified volumes (6mL, 4mL) and types (K2 EDTA, K3 EDTA) as required by NHSBT.
- Provide tubes with evacuation type and unique bar-code labels — Supplier must supply evacuation type tubes with a unique bar-code label affixed at bedside over the blank manufacturer's label.
Lots
- Lot 1 (up to £2,900,000)
Key facts
- Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant
- Estimated value: up to £2,900,000
- Deadline: 26 October 2026
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 23 September 2026
- CPV: 33000000
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