Contract award · 21 Feb 2021
Supply of Cord Blood Collection Systems
NHS Blood and Transplant awarded “Supply of Cord Blood Collection Systems” to Macopharma (UK) Ltd for £92,000 on 21 Feb 2021.
- Buyer
- NHS Blood and Transplant · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Macopharma (UK) Ltd
- Value
- £92,000
- Contract date
- 21 Feb 2021
- Published
- 23 Feb 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Special-purpose mobile containers (CPV 34221000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 003631-2021 on Find a Tender
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Description
Cord blood (i.e. blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord following birth of a baby) is rich in stem cells and can be used to treat patients who are suffering from life threatening diseases, including Malignancies, Bone Marrow failure, Haemoglobinopathies, Immunodeficiencies and Metabolic disorders. The NHS Cord Blood Bank collects cord blood at 5 NHS hospitals and is responsible for the processing, cryopreservation, storage and issue of haematopoietic stem cells for transplantation. It is one of the largest internationally accredited cord blood banks in the world, with a high percentage of rare tissue types.
About the supplier
- Macopharma (UK) Ltd: every public contract they have won.