CLI-OJEU-50937 Ultra-High Resolution Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing for the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry

Tender description

NWSSP Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, and the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR), part of Welsh Blood Service, are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to perform Ultra-High Resolution HLA Typing. The Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR) recruits volunteer donors via blood sample and cheek swab (buccal swab) to support stem cell transplantation. The WBMDR has different typing and testing requirements depending on sample type: For whole blood samples: We require Ultra High Resolution (UHR) HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, DPA1, DPB1 and DRB3/4/5 HLA typing. The provision of CCR5 testing from whole blood samples is desirable. For cheek swab samples: We require Ultra High Resolution (UHR) HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, DPA1, DPB1 and DRB3/4/5 HLA typing as well as ABO/Rh and CMV testing. Please refer to the Specification within the Invitation to Tender document. Lot 1: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust is looking to award a contract for Ultra-High Resolution Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing for the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (a division of Welsh Blood Service) by inviting Bidders to tender for this ITT. The WBMDR oversees the recruitment of unrelated bone marrow volunteer donors and has an agreed target of recruiting 4000 new donors to the WBMDR stem cell donor panel each year. Bidders must be able to deliver the HLA types of at least 4000 stem cell donors per annum at ultra-high resolution typing level for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQB1 and DPB1 using next generation sequencing approach. Bidders must be able to deliver the HLA types of at least 4,000 stem cell donors per annum at allele level typing level for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQB1 and DPB1 using a next generation sequencing approach (NGS). Please refer to the Specification found at Appendix A of the ITT document for full information. The contract will be for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further two (2) years (maximum five year contract).