UHB & BWC - Therakos - ECP System Consumables and Service

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
West Midlands
Direct award
1 April 2026 to 28 February 2031

Supply of proprietary consumable kits and maintenance services for Therakos CELLEX machines used in hospital Apheresis departments. The contract covers the ongoing provision of essential medical components and technical support required to maintain the operational functionality of the ECP systems.

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Awarded value: £5.1m; As published
Published: 12 March 2026
Awarded: 27 March 2026; Therakos (UK) Ltd.
Contract length: 59 months; Ends 28 February 2031

What the contract covers

Bundled supply and servicing contract

Provision of specialist medical consumables, replacement lamps, and technical maintenance services for Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) clinical equipment and systems.

Supply Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) consumable kits
Supply lamps
Provide servicing for Therakos CELLEX machines used within the Apheresis services

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Bundled supply and servicing contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 59 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2026 to 28 February 2031
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 33140000

Services in this contract

Blood collection, apheresis and component processingMain service£284k typicalTherakos ECP consumable kits, lamps and machine servicing

Lifecycle

Published
12 March 2026
Contract awardedto Therakos (UK) Ltd.
27 March 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
28 February 2031

The buyer

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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The supplier

Therakos (UK) Ltd.

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/353833/uhb-and-bwc-therakos-ecp-system-consumables-and-service
Buyer reference: C431348
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-066866
Last checked: 4 November 2026

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. UHB & BWC - Therakos - ECP System Consumables and Service. Contract award, 12 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/353833/uhb-and-bwc-therakos-ecp-system-consumables-and-service (accessed 4 November 2026).