Tender: Managed Service for Blood Transfusion Analysers and Consumables – Oxford University Hospitals (John Radcliffe & Horton General)

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is seeking a supplier for a managed service to provide a blood transfusion analyser solution with supply of associated consumables, reagents, training and maintenance across its hospital sites. The managed service will be delivered across the John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford) and Horton General Hospital (Banbury) to support a 24/7, 365-day blood transfusion laboratory service and is planned to include supply, installation and commissioning of automated blood transfusion analysers; provision of all reagents, consumables, controls and calibrators; full repair, maintenance and technical support services; integration with existing Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS); and staff training, competency support and ongoing technical assistance. The solutions must provide resilient, high-availability service with redundancy arrangements to ensure continuity of service and appropriate provision for both routine and urgent (STAT) testing. The procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award this as a single contract.