# Managed Service Contract for the Bacterial Screening of Platelets

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by NHS Blood and Transplant.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [NHS Blood and Transplant](/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Biomerieux UK Limited](/suppliers/biomerieux-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £47,085,000
- Tender value: £47,085,000
- Award date: 4 December 2023
- Published: 5 December 2023
- Contract start: 4 January 2024
- Contract end: 3 December 2031
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 32bf988d-9adb-4c3f-ab5e-cb1fa6aeed9a-704540
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-72a37f45-c5df-4fbd-a161-b54e9d4e7f09

## Description

A fully integrated, high throughput, automated bacterial screening system which can detect bacterial contamination in platelet components\. The system will be used in Filton \(Bristol\), Manchester and Colindale \(London\) where approximately 270,000 adult therapeutic doses of platelets are manufactured each year\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32bf988d-9adb-4c3f-ab5e-cb1fa6aeed9a-704540)