PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Automated Molecular PCR Platform

NHS Blood and Transplant · published 18 Feb 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDd82f7774-1df2-40d9-8772-a6b8103d43d2-884564
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-91ed65f2-31ef-427c-9cef-e4e24473a4e8
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-172980
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£337,798
award field
Tender value
£404,383
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
goods
CPV
38000000
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery
Not stated
BS34 7QH
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

In May 2023, universal, post-donation screening for HHV-8 antibodies was added to the portfolio of tests required for deceased organ donor characterisation in the UK. Routine pre-donation testing for other required infection markers continue to be performed on an urgent 24/7 basis by a network of UK wide NHS diagnostic laboratories. MSL Virology require a fully automated platform to perform testing for HHV8 DNA in plasma and whole blood samples. MSL Virology also requires a fully automated platform to perform testing for CMV DNA, HEV RNA and HBV DNA in EDTA plasma samples.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release18 Feb 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published3 Nov 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published1 Dec 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Nov 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Published name only

Elitech UK Limited

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 18 Feb 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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