Managed Service for Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT)

A Modification Notice
by SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: 10 year
Value: £4M-£4M

Sector: HEALTH
Published: 10 Sep 2025
Delivery: 01 Nov 2015 to 31 Oct 2025
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Edinburgh

Geochart for 2 buyers and 1 suppliers

2 buyers

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Edinburgh

1 supplier

Roche Diagnostics Burgess Hill

Description

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS),require a fully integrated microbiology managed service system for NAT (Nucleic Acid Testing). This includes equipment, maintenance, consumables, spare parts, upgrades, training, clinical education material, remote diagnostics, reporting and supports all to deliver a final result to the SNBTS information management system. Mandatory assays include the ability to detect HCV, HBV and HIV for in plasma/serum samples from blood donors and tissue donors. Tissue and stem cell donations may only be tested as individual donations. SNBTS test various tissue and stem cell blood samples as singletons but do not carry out any testing on non heart beating donations

Ammendments to Previous Notice

2. Contract value

GBP 4,100,000 4,250,000

Award Detail

1	Roche Diagnostics (Burgess Hill) Managed Service for Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) Reference: np5023/14 Value: £4,100,000

CPV Codes

50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

Indicators

Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

SNBTS require additional goods to ensure successful implementation of the new contract. There is no provision to change suppliers as the test kits and equipment are linked and there is no substitution available across suppliers’ platforms.