Framework for the Supply of Solutions, Reagents and Serums

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have a requirement for the Supply of Solutions. NHSBT Laboratories including Tissue and Eye Services (TES), RCI, Donor Testing, H&I, CMT, CBC and IBGRL are specialist functions of National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). The solutions are used for patient and donor testing and within the manufacture of Tissue Grafts and reagents used for blood grouping and patient testing. NHSBT are looking to create a Framework Agreement and intends to award the framework agreement to the two highest-ranked Tenderers, per Lot, following completion of the evaluation process. Suppliers can bid for and be awarded multiple Lots. This requirement will cover the following solutions: • Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution (PBSS) and Concentrate (PBSC) • Low Ionic Strength Solution (LISS) • Cambridge Antibiotic Solution • Skin Cryopreservation Medium • Amniotic Membrane Cryopreservation Medium • Nuclear Buffer Base • Cardiovascular and Meniscus Cryopreservation Medium • Decellularised Dermis Cryopreservation Medium • Modified Alsevers Solution • Frozen cell Recovery Solution