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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

NHS Blood and Transplant

NHS Blood and Transplant is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-07-30 to 2026-07-30Updated 2026-07-30

£826.4M

Total spend

340

Contract awards

196

Unique suppliers

£2.6M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, NHS Blood and Transplant has awarded 340 contracts worth £826.4M to 196 suppliers between 2023-07-30 and 2026-07-30, at an average contract value of £2.6M, with the top five suppliers holding 46% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to NHS Blood and Transplant

Top-five suppliers hold 46% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
IMT MEDICAL TRANSPORT LIMITED1£113.0M
Biomerieux UK Limited3£94.2M
Abbott Laboratories Limited2£78.6M
Kuehne + Nagel Limited1£51.8M
Arvato Limited2£45.6M
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED1£27.1M
Terumo BCT Europe NV6£24.5M
Savant Limited3£23.6M
BIOMERIEUX UK LIMITED2£23.0M
RPS Service Ltd3£22.5M
V.H. Bio Limited2£17.0M
IBG Immucor Ltd2£14.9M
EDF Energy Customers Ltd.2£14.8M
Therakos (UK), Ltd2£13.2M
VODAFONE LIMITED3£12.6M
VH Bio Ltd1£11.7M
HH ASSOCIATES UK LIMITED1£11.5M
Meise Medizintechnik GmbH2£9.5M
Alpha Biotech Ltd3£9.5M
Biodock Biobank5£8.2M

Procurement categories

What NHS Blood and Transplant buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Detection and analysis apparatus

38430000
27 awards£154.5M

Taxi services

60120000
1 award£113.0M

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
3 awards£77.4M

Courier services

64120000
7 awards£58.3M

Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment

50420000
13 awards£51.0M

Hospital and related services

85110000
11 awards£49.1M

Telephone-answering services

79510000
2 awards£45.6M

Various medicinal products

33690000
14 awards£45.5M

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
20 awards£24.0M

Medical consumables

33140000
19 awards£18.2M

Software-related services

72260000
15 awards£17.4M

Industrial gases

24110000
8 awards£16.8M

Medical software package

48180000
3 awards£15.8M

Electricity

09310000
2 awards£14.8M

Postal services

64110000
1 award£11.5M

Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels

44610000
12 awards£8.7M

Network equipment

32420000
1 award£8.0M

Other building completion work

45450000
3 awards£6.2M

Advertising and marketing services

79340000
5 awards£6.1M

Architectural design services

71220000
2 awards£6.0M

Recent contracts

Latest NHS Blood and Transplant contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Media Buying

WPP plc · 2026-07-29

£1.8M

Media Buying

WPP plc · 2026-07-29

£1.8M

Stirling - National Deceased Donation Simulation

Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors · 2026-07-13

£21K

Red Cell Genotyping (PA2023)

Sussex Biological Limited · 2026-07-10

£1.6M

Improved Relationship Intelligence SaaS solution

Personal Strengths Publishing Ltd · 2026-07-08

£55K

Improved Relationship Intelligence SaaS solution

Personal Strengths Publishing Ltd · 2026-07-08

£55K

The Stem Cell Registry International Courier Service

CRYOPDP · 2026-07-07

£872K

National Contact Centre

Arvato Limited · 2026-07-03

£22.8M

National Contact Centre

Arvato Limited · 2026-06-30

£22.8M

CPMO Project Management Tool

WELLINGTONE LIMITED · 2026-06-30

£107K

CPMO Project Management Tool

WELLINGTONE LIMITED · 2026-06-30

£107K

CPMO Project Management Tool

WELLINGTONE LIMITED · 2026-06-30

£107K

Supply of Event-Based Blood Type Testing Kits & At-Home Blood Type Testing Kits

Eldon Biologicals A/S · 2026-06-22

£259K

Mobile EV Charger

FELLTEN LTD · 2026-06-19

£394K

Manual Handling Training

Osteopaths For Industry Limited · 2026-06-17

£60K

Digital Transformation Delivery Partner - Donor and Session Programme

PA Consulting Services Ltd · 2026-06-03

£3.2M

Cleaning and Ancillary Services for the North Region

QFSL (Hull) Limited · 2026-05-27

Cleaning and Ancillary Services for London and South East (L&SE) and Midlands and South West (SW)

Regent Office Care Limited T/A Samsic UK · 2026-05-27

Work Management & Collaboration Platform Subscription

Eficode UK Limited · 2026-05-22

£112K

HR Expert Advisory Services

GARTNER U.K. LIMITED · 2026-05-22

£48K

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Completion and Delivery of National Legionella Risk Assessments

Deadline: 2026-08-13

£2.0M

Supply of Human Bone Grinder including Maintenance and spare parts

Deadline: 2026-08-19

£145K

Supply and Maintenance of Blood Presses

£1.5M

SCI Cleanroom Cleaning 2026/29

£250K

Completion and Delivery of National Legionella Risk Assessment

£560K

Mobile Electrical Vehicle charging unit

£394K

Logistics Services for NHSBT

£250.0M

Estate Services Facilities Management for NHSBT

£200.0M

Logistics Services for NHSBT

£250.0M

Plasmapheresis System to Collect Plasma for Medicines

£35.0M

Jo Murphy

£2.0M

Logistics Services for NHSBT

£250.0M

Estate Services Facilities Management

£200.0M

Supply of Human Bone Grinder including Maintenance and spare parts

£145K

DASP (Donor and Session Platform)

£15.0M

Supply of 10.5mL glass bottles and polypropylene screw caps

£200K

Supply of Arm Cleansing System

£3.0M

Environmental Impact Assessment - Assessment and Recovery Centres

£100K

Supply Chain Planning Solution

£6.3M

Assessment and Recovery Centres (ARCs) - Pilot Locations

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, NHS Blood and Transplant typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Splunk! Support

Expires: 2026-07-31

£346K

Contingent Labour - Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff

Expires: 2026-08-18

£895K

HR Expert Advisory Services

Expires: 2026-09-30

£48K

Media Buying

Expires: 2026-09-30

£1.8M

Environmental Impact Assessment - Assessment and Recovery Centres

Expires: 2026-10-31

£72K

SFG20 platform for Building Maintenance

Expires: 2026-11-09

£27K

Firewall Managed Service

Expires: 2026-12-28

£2.1M

Firewall Managed Service

Expires: 2026-12-28

£2.5M

Quality Management System - QPulse SaaS Transition

Expires: 2026-12-31

£212K

Specialist Test Services

Expires: 2027-01-14

£1.3M

Datacentre Hardware Support and Maintenance

Expires: 2027-01-23

£58K

Supply of Equipment & Consumables for Point of Care Hemoglobin Testing Analyser

Expires: 2027-01-31

£2.0M

C323726 Pulse Hardware & OpenVMS Software

Expires: 2027-01-31

£2.2M

Support of NHSBT owned Multi-Apheresis Systems

Expires: 2027-01-31

£5.0M

C323726 Pulse Hardware & OpenVMS Software

Expires: 2027-01-31

£992K

C323726 Pulse Hardware & OpenVMS Software

Expires: 2027-01-31

£992K

Flow Cytometry QM

Expires: 2027-02-02

£312K

Creative Agency Diverse Audience

Expires: 2027-02-13

£50K

Technical Change Partner

Expires: 2027-02-15

£2.6M

Supply of 3rd Party Quality Controls

Expires: 2027-02-16

£167K

Mobile EV Charging Unit

Expires: 2027-02-28

£394K

Supply of New X-ray Blood Irradiators

Expires: 2027-02-28

£734K

Mulesoft Support Partner

Expires: 2027-03-03

£441K

UK Derived & Manufactured Dried Plasma Component

Expires: 2027-03-05

£1.6M

Transport Management System

Expires: 2027-03-31

£293K

Courier Services for Blood, Blood Products and Tissues

Expires: 2027-03-31

£51.8M

Mobile EV Charger

Expires: 2027-03-31

£394K

PMO Support

Expires: 2027-03-31

£3.0M

Property Services - Agency & Lease Management

Expires: 2027-04-30

£500K

Mental Health Training for Managers

Expires: 2027-05-08

£36K

Automated Budgeting & Planning Software

Expires: 2027-05-21

£160K

Recruitment and Advertising Services

Expires: 2027-06-23

£600K

Market analysis

Bidding into NHS Blood and Transplant — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

46%

Top-5 supplier share

31d

Avg response window

29d

Median response window

35mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to NHS Blood and Transplant

How much does NHS Blood and Transplant spend on procurement?

NHS Blood and Transplant awarded 340 contracts totalling £826.4M between 2023-07-30 and 2026-07-30, working with 196 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.6M.

Who are NHS Blood and Transplant's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to NHS Blood and Transplant by total award value are IMT MEDICAL TRANSPORT LIMITED, Biomerieux UK Limited, Abbott Laboratories Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 46% of contract value.

What does NHS Blood and Transplant buy from suppliers?

NHS Blood and Transplant's procurement is concentrated in detection and analysis apparatus, taxi services, miscellaneous health services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for NHS Blood and Transplant contracts?

NHS Blood and Transplant publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for NHS Blood and Transplant tenders?

NHS Blood and Transplant typically gives suppliers a median of 29 days to respond (average 31 days). Standard contract duration is around 35 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-30

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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