Ends Jan 2027
Support of existing NHSBT owned Multi-functional Apheresis Systems
NHS Blood and Transplant · South West · 2-year contract
Held by Terumo BCT
Apheresis machines tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
226 apheresis machines tenders and contracts, 61 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£340k
- Contracts a month1.5
- Won by SMEs38%
- Renewing in 6 months5
- Frameworks and DPSs9
- Live now1See them →
Apheresis machines contracts
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How many apheresis machines contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, an "apheresis" alert would have missed 20 of 25 apheresis machines contracts (80%) and an expert list of 12 phrases 15 (60%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"apheresis"
80% missed
20 of 25
Expert list12 phrases
60% missed
15 of 25
Expert list: apheresis, apheresis machine, apheresis consumable, cell saver, spectra optia, optia, photopheresis, extracorporeal photopheresis, blood component, blood cell separator, cell salvage, therakos
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37 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
1 apheresis machines opportunity is open now
- Pre-market27 Aug 2026Supply & Maintenance of Platelet Agitator and Incubator equipmentNHS Blood and Transplant · South WestEst.£1.5m
- Awarded20 Oct 2026Consumables (wafers) for NHSBT owned Terumo Sterile Connection Devices (SCD)NHS Blood and Transplant · South WestWon by Terumo BCT£1.7m
- Awarded12 Aug 2026Platinum Service Contract for 7 X Cell Saver EliteCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by Haemonetics£68k
- Awarded21 Jul 2026Provision of Velipod GoldMax Package and MaintenanceMinistry of Defence · West MidlandsWon by Velico Medical International Ltd£1.4m
- Awarded21 Jul 2026Waiver - BWC _CQ3 - CQ3/526 - Terumo UK Ltd - MNC and CMNC SoftwareBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · West MidlandsWon by Terumo UK Limited£20k
- Awarded24 Jun 2026Maintenance of Apheresis MachinesNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · East MidlandsWon by Terumo BCT£50k
- Awarded16 Jun 2026Consumables; Apherisis ConsumablesUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · East MidlandsWon by Terumo BCT£5k
- Awarded10 Jun 2026Capital Purchase of a Spectra Optia systemNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · WalesWon by Terumo BCT£68k
- Awarded16 Apr 2026Maintenance - x4 Optia systems in HaematologyUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · East MidlandsWon by Terumo BCT£22k
- Awarded16 Apr 2026Maintenance of Apheresis SystemsBelfast Health and Social Care Trust · Northern IrelandWon by Terumo BCT£410k
- Awarded15 Apr 2026Maintenance of Fresenius Kabi CATSmart systemsNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · East MidlandsWon by Fresenius Kabi£72k
- Awarded1 Apr 2026Request approval service contract Grad Services expiry 31 March 2027King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · LondonWon by G Rad Services Ltd£21k
- Awarded27 Mar 2026UHB & BWC - Therakos - ECP System Consumables and ServiceUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · West MidlandsWon by Therakos (UK) Ltd.£5.1m
- Awarded4 Mar 2026CA17313 - MAINT5467 - The Royal Free Ephresis machinePartners Procurement Service (PPS) · LondonWon by Terumo UK Limited£13k
- Awarded11 Feb 2026Maintenance contractCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by Terumo BCT£41k
- Awarded6 Feb 2026Venesection PackBusiness Services Organisation (BSO) · Northern IrelandWon by Innovative Diagnostics£1.2m
- Awarded5 Feb 2026SNBTS Rapid Plasma FreezersPublic Services Delivery Scotland · ScotlandWon by B Medical Systems S.à r.l.£246k
- Awarded20 Jan 2026Support of existing Low Density Lipid (LDL) Removal Apheresis SystemsNHS Blood and Transplant · South WestWon by Fresenius Medical Care£338k
- Awarded27 Dec 2025Supply of New X-ray Blood IrradiatorsNHS Blood and Transplant · South WestWon by G Rad Services Ltd£734k
- Awarded19 Dec 2025Spectra Optia apherisis machinesNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by Terumo BCT£180k
- Awarded4 Dec 2025Supply of Transfer bags - Reagent ProductionNHS Blood and Transplant · South WestWon by Feelassured Ltd£403k
- Awarded4 Dec 2025Supply of Transfer bags - Reagent ProductionNHS Blood and Transplant · South WestWon by Feelassured Ltd
- Awarded1 Dec 2025Supply of Cryopreservation Freezing BagsNHS Blood and Transplant · South WestWon by MedHemScience BV£310k
- Awarded12 Nov 2025Sample Pouches for Quality MonitoringNHS Blood and Transplant · South WestWon by Macopharma£164k
- Awarded22 Sep 2025Extracorporeal photophresis (ECP) machine and equipmentBelfast Health and Social Care Trust · Northern IrelandWon by Therakos (UK) Ltd.£258k
- Awarded12 Aug 2025SNBTS Blood Component CentrifugesPublic Services Delivery Scotland · ScotlandWon by Henderson Biomedical£332k
- Awarded12 Aug 2025SNBTS Blood Component CentrifugesPublic Services Delivery Scotland · ScotlandWon by Henderson Biomedical£332k
- Awarded2 Jun 2025Plasmapheresis Collection SystemsScottish National Blood Transfusion Service · Scotland£390k
- Awarded7 Mar 2025Transfusion Technology Products - LOVO instrument – med device CE markedNewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · North East£188k
- Awarded17 Feb 2025NSS06824 Additive Solutions for Suspension of Blood Products CalloffPublic Services Delivery Scotland · ScotlandWon by Macopharma£220k
- Awarded10 Feb 2025The Provision of CELLEX Extracorporeal Photopheresis Equipment, Maintenance, Procedural Kits & Training ServicesNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · East Midlands£2.1m
Where to bid
Where apheresis machines tenders are run
Atamis2 67%- eTenderWales1 33%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
9 frameworks for apheresis machines work are running. None are open to join now.
Terumo BCT won the most apheresis machines contracts
Therakos (UK) Ltd. won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
NHS and healthCentral government
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terumo BCT East Midlands · 3 framework places · See every contract | 9 | £7.5m | 7 | ||
| 2 | Therakos (UK) Ltd. West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £13.3m | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Meise Medizintechnik GmbH South West · See every contract | 2 | £950k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | G Rad Services Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £755k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Feelassured Ltd South West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £403k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Henderson Biomedical Scotland · SME · See every contract | 2 | £332k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | MedHemScience BV South West · See every contract | 2 | £310k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Macopharma South West · SME · 4 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £164k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Terumo UK Limited West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £33k | 2 | ||
| 10joint | Therakos South West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £8m | 1 |
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Who buys
NHS and health bodies award 97% of apheresis machines contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
6 buyers bought apheresis machines more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many apheresis machines contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Each dot is a buyer: how many apheresis machines contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
NHS and healthCentral government
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS Blood and Transplant | 14 | £25.7m |
| 2 | Public Services Delivery Scotland | 4 | £1.1m |
| 3 | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | 3 | £2.2m |
| 4 | Belfast Health and Social Care Trust | 2 | £668k |
| 5 | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £109k |
| 6 | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 2 | £27k |
| 7 | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £5.1m |
| 8 | Ministry of Defence | 1 | £1.4m |
| 9 | Business Services Organisation (BSO) | 1 | £1.2m |
| 10 | Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service | 1 | £390k |
91 apheresis machines contracts awarded since 2021
- 202021
- 82022
- 232023
- 62024
- 162025
- 182026 so far
Prices
Half of apheresis machines contracts are worth less than £284k
NHS and healthCentral government
The 10 biggest apheresis machines contracts
- NHS Blood and TransplantTherakos · 18 Dec 2024
- NHS Blood and TransplantTherakos (UK) Ltd. · 18 Dec 2024
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustTherakos (UK) Ltd. · 27 Mar 2026
- NHS Blood and TransplantTerumo BCT · 13 Dec 2024
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustWinner not published · 10 Feb 2025
- NHS Blood and TransplantTerumo BCT · 20 Oct 2026
- Ministry of DefenceVelico Medical International Ltd · 21 Jul 2026
- Business Services Organisation (BSO)Innovative Diagnostics · 6 Feb 2026
- NHS Blood and TransplantMeise Medizintechnik GmbH · 20 Oct 2025
- NHS Blood and TransplantG Rad Services Ltd · 27 Dec 2025
Renewing contracts
10 apheresis machines contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
5 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Feb 2027
Maintenance contract
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of England · 1-year contract
Held by Terumo BCT
Ends Mar 2027
Request approval service contract Grad Services expiry 31 March 2027
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · London · 1-year contract
Held by G Rad Services Ltd
Apheresis machines contract for an NHS bodyEast MidlandsUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Apheresis machines contract for an NHS bodyEast MidlandsUnder £100kEnds Apr 2027
Apheresis machines contract for an NHS bodyLondonUnder £100kEnds Sep 2027
Apheresis machines contract for an NHS bodyLondonUnder £100kEnds Sep 2027
Apheresis machines contract for an NHS bodySouth WestUnder £100kEnds Oct 2027
Apheresis machines contract for an NHS bodySouth West£100k to £1mEnds Oct 2027
Where and when
The South West awards the most apheresis machines contracts. December and February are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West | 1 | 13 | £25.6m | £842k | Terumo BCT, Meise Medizintechnik GmbH and 2 more (2 each) | NHS Blood and Transplant (13) | 4 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 5 | £2.2m | £50k | Terumo BCT (3) | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (3) | 2 |
| Scotland | 0 | 5 | £1.5m | £332k | Henderson Biomedical (2) | Public Services Delivery Scotland (4) | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 3 | £6.5m | £1.4m | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 3 | £288k | £68k | Terumo BCT (2) | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2) | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 3 | £1.9m | £410k | – | Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (2) | 0 |
| London | 0 | 2 | £34k | – | – | – | 3 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | £188k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | £68k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £340k a month
of apheresis machines contracts awarded.
Typical contract £164k x 2.1 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.5
apheresis machines contracts are awarded in a typical month.
37 contracts in the last 2 years. - 5
apheresis machines contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 9
frameworks and DPSs are running for apheresis machines work.
0 open to join now. - 38%
of apheresis machines contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 26 award notices.
How many apheresis machines tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 61 | 226 |
| Contracts awarded | 25 | 74 |
24 apheresis machines contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 19 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 16 buyers awarded apheresis machines contracts to 17 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many apheresis machines contracts does the UK public sector award?
37 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 16 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector apheresis machines contract worth?
The median is £284k, and 47% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector apheresis machines contracts?
Terumo BCT won the most (9). Therakos (UK) Ltd. won the most by value (£13.3m).
Which buyers award the most apheresis machines contracts?
NHS and health bodies award 97% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most apheresis machines contracts?
The South West: 13 of 37 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the East Midlands (5) and Scotland (5).
How many apheresis machines contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
10 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 31 January 2027. Another 5 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for apheresis machines work that are open to join?
9 frameworks and DPSs for apheresis machines work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Equipment and supplies for blood services: apheresis machines, blood component irradiators, blood donation bag systems and the additive and processing solutions used to prepare platelets, red cells and other components, with consumables, maintenance and dose mapping.
- Apheresis machines, consumables and servicing
- X-ray and gamma blood irradiators
- Irradiator dose mapping and disposal
- Blood donation bag systems
- Platelet additive solutions
- SAGM red cell solution
- Processing saline such as for serum eye drop dilution
What is not included
- Blood grouping and transfusion laboratory systems (see Blood transfusion laboratory systems)
- Plasma-derived medicines (see Blood products and plasma-derived medicines)
- Diagnostic blood sample collection (see Phlebotomy and specimen collection consumables)
- Blood tracking software (see Blood tracking and transfusion management)