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HLA Rapid Typing Systems
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £2,100,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Fri 29 Aug 2025, 17:00 BSTClosed.
- Published
- 1 Aug 2025
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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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.
Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (H&I) is a strategic business function of NHSBT, that provides a portfolio of testing, advice and support in transplantation, platelet refractoriness and transfusion reactions.
Services are supplied through a national network of six laboratories across England. We would like to work with future suppliers of choice to perform HLA rapid typing system in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner to meet the demands and expectations of our customers and the patients we serve.
We require HLA rapid typing system(s) to cover the following:
• The solution must detect, as a minimum, all alleles of the HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DRB3/4/5,DQA1, DQB1, DPA1 and DPB1 loci as defined in:
o Minimum typing requirements for reporting donor and recipient HLA types.
o HLA Conversion Chart for Organ Allocation.
• The solution must comprise of the essential kits and associated consumables to obtain a result and positive identification of samples throughout the process.
From test material addition to the availability of an interpreted results the turnaround time should be less than three hours.
In addition, we are also interested in technology that can:
• Provide 2nd field HLA type at the above loci
• In under 6 hours
Lot 1: Provision of testing kits, consumables, and analysis software
Lot 2: Provision of equipment and equipment consumables
Lot 3: Provision of equipment maintenance
Lot 4: Development
03/ Classification
CPV codes
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- 33100000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
5 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 22 May 2025Planning notice
Planning notice published 22 May 2025.
Release 024604-2025
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Planning notice update published 22 May 2025. Stated change: Modify Framework
Release 025110-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 1 Aug 2025Tender notice
Tender notice published 1 August 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Fri 29 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST.
Release 045335-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 11 Dec 2025Notice
Notice published 11 December 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 082208-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 25 Feb 2026Notice
Notice published 25 February 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 016793-2026
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- Stage
- tender · Open
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- Last verified
- Mon 6 Apr 2026, 19:59 BST
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