Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf0-232f-722f-837e-03c026927e61/for-provision-of-a-new-blood-culture-managed-service-for-north-cumbria-universit closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # For provision of a NEW blood culture managed service for north cumbria university hospitals NHS trust [North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-cumbria-university-hospitals-nhs-trust) Estimated value £180,000 to £200,000 Published 13 Sept 2016 Deadline Closed 17 Oct 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 NCUH are looking to appoint a Supplier to provide a fully Managed Service contract for a New Blood Culture analysis Managed Service at their Carlisle site. Following successful award an individual contract will be signed in respect of this site. The Trust wishes to implement a Managed Service contract to replace the existing reagent rental blood culture machine. The current arrangement is that we are provided with a blood culture machine which is interfaced to the laboratory information system. We currently purchase blood culture bottles and identification kits and the bottle price is a “reagent rental” price which includes the use of the blood culture machine. The Trust is looking to appoint a single Supplier to provide an efficient Managed Service, to be implemented and closely managed for the duration of the Contract at the respective Trust site. The Service will be inclusive of equipment, consumables, staff training, support & maintenance, regular review meetings & reports. North Cumbria University Hospitals (NCUHT), Carlisle currently has an approximate annual use of 16,000 blood culture bottles per annum. This consists of aerobic, anaerobic and paediatric bottles. The ratio is roughly 6,500-7,500 of each of the aerobic/anaerobic bottles with the remaining being paediatric bottles. The Trust is looking to appoint a Supplier and intends to let a Managed Service Contract (MSC) to replace an existing reagent rental contract. Read full description ## CPV classification Reagents and contrast media Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2b196d73-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-cumbria-university-hospitals-nhs-trust) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [Cochlear Implants · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c8ee-7311-a960-2c841b8ccbb0/cochlear-implants) [Delivery and supply of 11 Hoists · North East London NHS Foundation Trust · 13 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c9a1-7022-be69-dade0279382a/delivery-and-supply-of-11-hoists) [AFBI - Supply and Delivery of Transmissibile Spongiform Encephalopathy Rapid Test Kits · Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-ce94-70b0-92b3-33b530124d4d/afbi-supply-and-delivery-of-transmissibile-spongiform-encephalopathy-rapid-tes) [Custom made Cranial Plates Tender · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-0673-726d-b0b6-25ad41206a9b/custom-made-cranial-plates-tender) [Orthopaedic implants – Dostawa implantów ortopedycznych · Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Białymstoku · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a014-7092-93fd-a23b17232c85/poland-orthopaedic-implants-dostawa-implantow-ortopedycznych) [Pharmaceutical products – Open-House-Rabattverträge 2026-17 Tafamidis · Techniker Krankenkasse · 773 days left · 30 Nov 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aa23-7217-b0b6-daa9dc9fe3b2/germany-pharmaceutical-products-open-house-rabattvertrage-2026-17-tafamidis)