Primary Blood Grouping Analyser & Associated Consumables
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)Estimated Value
Up to £1,818,311
Deadline
Not specified
Published
28 September 2026
Type
services
Overview
Provision of a managed service comprising the supply of Primary Blood Grouping Analysers, incorporating all equipment, test kits, reagents, relevant controls and calibrators, I.T.peripherals, delivery, installation, training and fully comprehensive systems maintenance. Contract length - 5 years for with the option for five (5), twelve (12) month extensions.
Donor Testing is staffed 24/7 however the focus for Primary testing is from 07.00 to 16.00, Mondays to Saturday. All testing must be completed by 15.00 to allow labelling of the blood components.
SNBTS collects approximately 150,000 donations per year and approximately 10% of which are first time donors. Testing is performed on EDTA whole blood samples. The new blood grouping system will be required to perform the following tests: - ABO/RhD typing including all D Categories and reverse typing using A1 and B cells - Antibody screen - High titre anti-A/B screen - Extended Rh phenotyping (C, c, E, e) - K typing
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Beckman Coulter Ltd
£1,818,311
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The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)Key Dates
Published
28 September 2026
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