Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bce-0610-7172-ac18-3c98fb7308cc/framework-for-the-supply-of-solutions-reagents-and-serums

awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Framework for the Supply of Solutions, Reagents and Serums

[NHS Blood and Transplant](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant)

Estimated value

£738,000

Published

11 Jun 2026

Deadline

Closed

18 May 2026

## 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 10 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.

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## About this tender

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have a requirement for the Supply of Solutions.

NHSBT Laboratories including Tissue and Eye Services (TES), RCI, Donor Testing, H&I, CMT, CBC and IBGRL are specialist functions of National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). The solutions are used for patient and donor testing and within the manufacture of Tissue Grafts and reagents used for blood grouping and patient testing.

NHSBT are looking to create a Framework Agreement and intends to award the framework agreement to the two highest-ranked Tenderers, per Lot, following completion of the evaluation process.

Suppliers can bid for and be awarded multiple Lots.

This requirement will cover the following solutions:

- Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution (PBSS) and Concentrate (PBSC)
- Low Ionic Strength Solution (LISS)
- Cambridge Antibiotic Solution
- Skin Cryopreservation Medium
- Amniotic Membrane Cryopreservation Medium
- Nuclear Buffer Base
- Cardiovascular and Meniscus Cryopreservation Medium
- Decellularised Dermis Cryopreservation Medium
- Modified Alsevers Solution
- Frozen cell Recovery Solution

## CPV classification

Chemical reagents

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0558fd-2026-06-11T09:30:31+01:00

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0558fd-2026-06-11T09:30:31+01:00)

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