Microbiology and Serology Testing Services

NHS Blood and Transplant
South West
14 November 2025 to 13 November 2032

Integrated solution for high-throughput screening of approximately 1.6 million blood and non-blood donations annually across three sites. Includes supply of automated testing equipment, consumables, reagents, and uninterruptible power supplies, with mandatory interoperability with the existing PULSE IT infrastructure. Testing must comply with the Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Service in the UK and include both mandatory and discretionary assays, plus deceased donor screening capabilities.

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Awarded value: Not published
Published: 16 February 2024
Awarded: 14 November 2025
Contract length: 84 months; Ends 13 November 2032

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of end-to-end microbiology and serology screening services, including automated instrumentation, reagents, software integration, and ongoing technical support for laboratories.

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Microbiology Serology Testing - Contract A National	Not stated	Not stated
Microbiology Serology Testing - Contract B Colindale	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 1 Microbiology and Serology Main Testing	£48m	Not stated
Microbiology & Serology - MSL and Deceased Donor Testing	£4m	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Contract dates: 14 November 2025 to 13 November 2032
Certifications asked for: CE marked, UKCA marked
Lots: 4
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71900000, 85111810, 33124000, 48921000

Services in this contract

Blood transfusion laboratory systemsMain service£275k typicalIntegrated microbiology and serology screening systems for blood donations

Lifecycle

Published
16 February 2024
Contract awarded
14 November 2025
Contract starts
14 November 2025
Contract ends
13 November 2032

The buyer

NHS Blood and Transplant

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/822068/microbiology-and-serology-testing-services
Buyer reference: ocds-h6vhtk-043ae0
Last checked: 5 November 2026

NHS Blood and Transplant. Microbiology and Serology Testing Services. Contract award, 16 February 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/822068/microbiology-and-serology-testing-services (accessed 5 November 2026).