Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb6-ce16-7351-9311-02d171f9fb7a/supply-and-maintenance-of-donation-equipment closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Supply and Maintenance of Donation Equipment [NHS Blood and Transplant](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant) Estimated value £6,860,000 Published 13 Aug 2025 Deadline Closed 8 Sept 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Split into 11 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) require supply and maintenance of Donation Equipment used across the Organisation. NHSBT currently operates approximately 76 collection teams, where 53 of these teams are mobile. NHSBT intends to establish an Open Framework Agreement with various lots which support the collection of Whole Blood, Apheresis Donation, and Plasma for Medicine, and the provision of Therapeutic Apheresis Services. The Framework will be split into the following Lots: - Lot 1 Donation Chairs: Supply of current Chair replacement parts only - Lot 1 1: Maintenance and repair service for the existing fleet of Donation Chair component parts, including transport trolleys - Lot 2 Supply of new chairs & parts used for the collection of whole blood and including transport solutions - Lot 2 1: Maintenance and repair service for supply of new Donation Chairs, and associated transport solutions, used for the collection of whole blood - Lot 3 Supply of Donation Chair/Couch & parts used for the used for the collection of Platelets, concurrent plasma and occasionally whole blood. (In the future, these will be used for the collection of Plasma for Medicine) - Lot 3 1: Maintenance & repair service for the existing Apheresis Donation Couches used for the collection of Platelets, concurrent plasma and occasionally whole blood - Lot 3 2: Maintenance & repair service for the supply of new chairs/couches used for the collection of Platelets, Concurrent Plasma and occasionally Whole Blood - Lot 4 Apheresis patient Couch: Supply of Couch and Parts - Lot 4 1: Maintenance & Repair of Apheresis patient Couch: Supply of Couch and Parts - Lot 5 Supply of new session privacy screens - Lot 6 Maintenance service for roll cages and session solutions cabinets Read full description ## CPV classification Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment Repair and maintenance services of furniture Medical furniture except beds and tables Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04f829-2025-08-13T14:29:51+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04f829-2025-08-13T14:29:51+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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