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Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Blood and Transplant · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- ELITech UK LTD SME
- Value
- £337,798.08
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Feb 2026
- Published18 Feb 2026Published the same day
Description
In May 2023, universal, post-donation screening for HHV-8 antibodies was added to the portfolio of tests required for deceased organ donor characterisation in the UK. Routine pre-donation testing for other required infection markers continue to be performed on an urgent 24/7 basis by a network of UK wide NHS diagnostic laboratories. MSL Virology require a fully automated platform to perform testing for HHV8 DNA in plasma and whole blood samples. MSL Virology also requires a fully automated platform to perform testing for CMV DNA, HEV RNA and HBV DNA in EDTA plasma samples.
About the supplier
ELITech UK LTD: every public contract they have won.