# Framework Agreement for the Supply of Saline Solutions, Serums and Reagents

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Nhs Blood and Transplant](/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £150,000
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 1 March 2017
- Planned end: 28 February 2019
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 2a102909-0eb4-4e85-800e-1c9c9d326eb9-111323
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-456563ce-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

NHSBT requires Bovine Serum Albumin for use in manufacturing Reagents, and the quantification of antibodies\. NHS Blood and Transplant \(NHSBT\) Laboratories use phosphate buffered saline solution to wash and store red cell samples\. NHS Blood and Transplant \(NHSBT\) Reagents use a hypertonic saline solution to recover cells cryopreserved in vapour phase liquid Nitrogen in a 28% glycerol solution\. NHS Blood and Transplant \(NHSBT\) Reagents use a low isotonic strength preservative solution for the storage of CE marked reagent red cells at 1\.5% red cell suspensions\. Alsevers solution is required for preparing various red cell Reagents \(3%, 4%, 25% or 30% suspension of red cells\)

## Related contract awards

- [Media Monitoring Service & stakeholder Engagement Platform](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-cd0d9254-7335-4fd0-893c-0253076b8c15): NHS Blood and Transplant
- [Computer Aided Facilities Management System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-abf1542f-53a3-4fa9-921c-5a092436c1d3): NHS Blood and Transplant
- [Contingent Labour - Multidisciplinary Temporary Healthcare](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6558bcb2-3d29-464a-8140-5767c4aac368): NHS Blood and Transplant

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a102909-0eb4-4e85-800e-1c9c9d326eb9-111323)