Provision of haematopoietic stem cell processing storage and cellular therapy for clinical stem cell transplantation

Concepts

• medical laboratories
• cambridge
• haematological cancers
• cellular therapy
• provision of haematopoietic stem cell
• cellular therapy services
• cellular therapy programme
• haematopoietic stem cell transplant
• clinical stem cell transplantation
• autologous stem cell harvests

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Cambridge BMT and Cellular Therapy Programme provides haematopoietic stem cell transplant and cellular therapy services to the East of England for the management of patients with predominantly haematological cancers it also supports the transplant programme in Ipswich. The service undertakes around 65 -70 allogeneic transplants per year around 30 down lymphocyte collections and supports around 300 autologous stem cell harvests. The laboratory services to support the Cambridge BMT and Cellular Therapy Programme, for an initial period of 9 months, must: • provide the receipt processing cryopreservation and storage of autologous peripheral blood stem cell collections (HPC-A). • provide the receipt, evaluation processing and cryopreservation of donor lymphocyte material including fractionating collections into escalating dose schedules. • be compliant with HTA, MHRA and JACIE standards and have the appropriate accreditation and hold the appropriate licences. • be responsible for issuing cell product directly to the clinical facility with agreed notification, potentially within a 24 hour period of notice, and arrange an appropriate accredited courier. • must be able provide the full service required Providers would be expected to integrate with the governance in quality systems within the Cambridge BMT and Cellular Therapy Programme and facilitate any regulatory, accreditation and quality requirements of the transplant programme.

Total Quantity or Scope

Please see II.1.4 above

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

Legal Justification

The Trust believes that only Biovault Technical Limited has the capacity to provide the level of service required. For clinical reasons, the requirement must remain with one supplier and the requirement cannot be broken into Lots. The supplier has to be able to deliver the harvest/ stem cells, as required by the Authority, which can involve notification of less than 24 hour notice period

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