Analysers

Tender description

To understand the current and future market direction for Fully Automated Immunohaematology Analysers and Reagents for the purposes of patient and donor testing to perform: — ABO and Rh blood forward and reverse grouping, — Rh/K phenotyping, — extended antigen typing, — red cell antibody screening and identification, — DAT testing and DAT breakdown, — with potential for performing: —— high titre Anti-A and Anti-B testing, —— serial dilutions for titration studies, —— crossmatching. Service is prepared to consider relatable and innovative solutions from suppliers and service providers. No contract will be committed to at this stage via the publication of this Prior Information Notice (PIN). The Trust plans to proceed with this approach purely to verify the level of available competition and gather credible market information to support current and future strategic direction. The information gathered shall be used to support the development of an analysis paper only and production and approval of this paper will not grant authority to commit expenditure on behalf of the Trust. Via the publication of the PIN, the Trust aims to assure itself of the level of available competition and obtain indicative charges from suppliers that may support the further development of a Business Case. To scope the current market for Fully Automated Immunohaematology Analysers and Reagents and its future direction for the purposes of patient and donor testing to perform: — ABO and Rh blood forward and reverse grouping, — Rh/K phenotyping, — extended antigen typing, — red cell antibody screening and identification, — DAT testing and DAT breakdown, — with potential for performing: —— high titre Anti-A and Anti-B testing, —— serial dilutions for titration studies, —— Crossmatching. Service is prepared to consider relatable and innovative solutions from suppliers and service providers. No contract will be committed to at this stage via the publication of this Prior Information Notice (PIN). The Trust plans to proceed with this approach purely to verify the level of available competition and gather credible market information to support current and future strategic direction. The information gathered shall be used to support the development of an analysis paper only and production and approval of this paper will not grant authority to commit expenditure on behalf of the Trust. Via the publication of the PIN, the Trust aims to assure itself of the level of available competition and obtain indicative charges from suppliers that may support the further development of a Business Case.