Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Miltenyi Biotec Ltd, SGS Vitrology Limited SME
- Value
- £381,061
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and experimental development services (CPV 73100000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 095227-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Jun 2026
- Published8 Oct 2026Published 122 days after the contract date
Description
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) are currently undertaking a manufacturing contract to produce a cell product. This notice covers the required equipment, consumables and testing.
About the suppliers
Miltenyi Biotec Ltd: every public contract they have won.
SGS Vitrology Limited: every public contract they have won.