Contract award · 18 Sep 2026

Managed Service for Blood Grouping Assays and Consumables

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Managed Service for Blood…” to ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS (trading as QuidelOrtho) for £1.09m.

Architecture & engineeringSouth West

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Key facts

Buyer
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
Value
£1,091,843.79
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Architecture & engineering · Laboratory services (CPV 71900000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date18 Sep 2026
  2. Published22 Sep 2026Published 4 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of automated blood transfusion analysers, associated reagents, consumables, maintenance and support services for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This contract is being awarded via the NHSSC PCR 2015 Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Managed Services OJEU REF - 2023/S 000-028831 Framework Agreement using the Direct Award mechanism. The contract covers the supply, installation, validation, calibration, maintenance and ongoing support of automated transfusion analysers used by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to perform blood grouping, antibody screening, further investigations and serological cross-matching. These functions are critical to the safe provision of blood and blood components for transfusion and support compliance with relevant regulatory and clinical standards. The service includes the provision of analysers, reagents, consumables, quality control materials, software support and upgrades, preventative maintenan…

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