TENDER: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS | NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
TENDER ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
Reference
C360813
Description
Lot 1: Maintenance of Environmental Monitoring System
Lot 2: Purchase of New & Upgrade to Existing Environmental Monitoring System
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £8,000,000 excluding VAT
- £9,600,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90711500 – Environmental monitoring other than for construction
Lot 1. Lot 1 – Maintenance of Existing Environmental Monitoring Systems
Description
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) seeks to award a framework agreement for the maintenance, support and calibration of existing Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS) deployed across various sites.
The EMS infrastructure is critical to ensuring the safe, compliant and continuous monitoring of controlled environments, equipment and storage facilities across NHSBT sites, including laboratories, cleanrooms, blood centres, storage facilities and specialist processing areas. These systems monitor a wide range of environmental and operational parameters, including but not limited to temperature, humidity, differential pressure, particle counts, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, and equipment status.
Lot value (estimated)
- £6,500,000 excluding VAT
- £7,800,000 including VAT
Lot 2. Lot 2 – Upgrade & Purchase of New Environmental Monitoring Systems
Description
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is seeking to award a framework agreement for the upgrade, enhancement and supply of new Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS) across various sites.
EMS solutions are critical to maintaining safe, compliant and continuously monitored environments across NHSBT facilities, including laboratories, cleanrooms, processing areas and storage environments. These systems are required to support the monitoring, recording and reporting of a wide range of environmental and operational parameters.
Lot value (estimated)
- £1,500,000 excluding VAT
- £1,800,000 including VAT
Framework
Maximum number of suppliers
Multiple
Award method when using the framework
Either with or without competition
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
23 June 2026, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
8 July 2026, 12:00pm
Award decision date (estimated)
18 September 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Price | 50.00% |
| Technical | Quality | 40.00% |
| Social Value | Quality | 10.00% |
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
NHS Blood and Transplant
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDBY-6395-VWBP
500 North Bristol Park
Bristol
BS34 7QH
United Kingdom
Email: purchasing@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/
Region: UKK1 – Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Organisation type: Public authority – central government