Molecular Screening Services

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is a call for competition and is separate to any tender opportunity. Its purpose is to inform the market of an up-and-coming tender opportunity. NHSBT are looking for a fully integrated high throughput testing solution for an automated Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAT) system which can detect HBV DNA, HIV-1 RNA, HIV-2 RNA, HCV RNA, HEV RNA in EDTA plasma from blood and non-blood (e.g. stem cell, tissue) donors including from deceased (non-heart beating) donors. The solution must have the relevant CE/UKCA marking to support this ability.
Organisations who express an interest must declare this by 17th April 2023 including a statement confirming their current participation in a Kit Evaluation Group (KEG) evaluation, or their intention to join the KEG process, or confirmation that their testing solution has previously been KEG approved. Any organisations wishing to participate in the KEG evaluation process must also submit their relevant assay Instructions For Use (IFU) by 17th April 2023 to tennille.madigan@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Organisations who express an interest to participate will be invite to future engagement sessions in March/April 2023.