WBS-ITT-63315-MAINTENANCE, SERVICE AND CALIBRATION OF PIPETTES WITHIN WELSH BLOOD SERVICE TRUST
£77,360 — stated in the notice
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
The submission route named on the official notice.
This sits in the upper-middle of the Laboratory & Precision Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.
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Welsh Blood Services are looking to engage a highly qualified and experienced contractor to deliver comprehensive maintenance and repair services for pipettes within Welsh Blood Service Trust.
This includes the inspection, maintenance, repair and calibration of all pipettes used within WBS.
Welsh Blood Service (WBS) Trust is an operational division of the Velindre University NHS Trust that collects, tests, and supplies blood, platelets, and bone marrow for hospitals across Wales.
Invitation to quote or tender will be accepted in Welsh as well as English.
However, please note that tender responses submitted in Welsh will be translated by the trust into English before consideration.
Those involved in translating the document will be barred from taking decisions on awarding tenders.
Full details outlining the scope of the works are contained within the eTender Wales invitation to Tender.
The tender will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender based on 40% quality and 60% cost as detailed in the ITT document.
Please note that the tender closing date is 26/10/2026 at midday and any late submissions will not be considered.
The eTenderwales bravosolution ref:project_63315 and itt_127549.
Please direct all queries relating to this tender via the messaging function of the Bravo portal.
More details can be found at https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/toolkit/dashboard/dashboard.do?_ncp=1790164695554.920647-1
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