Supply of Sample Tubes
This tender closed on 26 October 2026.
- Buyer
- NHS Blood and Transplant
- Value
- £2,900,000
- Closed
- 26 October 2026
- Where
- Bristol, the South West
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
NHS Blood and Transplant needs to buy millions of sample tubes every year for blood and tissue testing. These are special vacuum tubes with colour-coded caps and unique barcode labels that must be applied at the donation site. They are testing about 1.5 million donations annually across two English sites.
What the buyer wants
• Supply vacuum-type sample tubes in multiple sizes (primarily 6mL K2 EDTA, plus 4mL EDTA and K3 EDTA variants) with colour-coded caps for identification • Affix unique barcode labels to each tube at the bedside, covering the manufacturer's blank label • Deliver reliably to two testing sites in England to support continuous blood and tissue screening operations
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: This is a highly specialised medical device supply contract requiring manufacturing or sourcing expertise, quality certifications (ISO 13485, CE/UKCA marking), and the ability to handle bespoke barcode labelling at scale: most small trades cannot meet these requirements, and this is not a service contract tradespersons would typically bid for.
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