Managed Service for the Bacterial Screening of Platelets

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) follows 2021/S 000-013561 released on the 16th June 2021 and all information herein supersedes that of 2021/S 000-013561.

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is separate to any tender opportunity and not related in any form whatsoever to any subsequent activity that NHSBT may wish to pursue. The purpose of this PIN is to consult the market to improve NHSBT’s knowledge on the status of manufacturer(s) or economic operator(s) that can supply a commercially available automated, high-throughput automated bacterial screening system which can detect bacterial contamination in platelet components.
NHSBT needs to gauge market interest in a new provision of this service. It is the intention of NHSBT to further consult and engage with only those manufacturer(s) and economic operator(s) who meet the outline requirements.