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Supply of Cryopreservation-Grade Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) Products
Published 10 Aug 2026
10 Aug 2026
- Primary CPV
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33696500 *
Laboratory reagents
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, South West
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Contract
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4 years Duration
01/02/2027 01/02/2031
- Contract Types
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33 *Medical equipment, pharmaceuticals & per...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, BS34 7QH, United Kingdom · UKK12
Contact
Sahithi Bandi
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
NHS Blood and Transplant
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33696500 *
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Reference: C453179
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is seeking to engage with suppliers and manufacturers of Dimethyl Sulphoxide (DMSO) used in the cryopreservation of stem cell and immunotherapy products.
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to improve NHSBT's understanding of the current market, available products, supply chain capabilities, packaging options, quality standards, innovation opportunities, and market capacity ahead of a potential future procurement exercise.
The requirement is expected to include sterile, pyrogen-free DMSO with a minimum purity of 99.9%, supplied in a range of formats including vials, bottles, bags and/or syringes suitable for use within NHSBT Cellular and Molecular Therapies laboratories. NHSBT is also interested in understanding supplier capabilities relating to quality assurance, business continuity arrangements, supply resilience, sustainability initiatives, and future product developments.
Full CPV breakdown
- 33696500 — Laboratory reagents (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Contract type
- Goods
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Planning
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 10 Aug 2026 11:32
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06dfe3
- Notice ID
- C453179
Full notice record
39 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | NHS Blood and Transplant |
| Address › Street | 500 North Bristol Park |
| Address › Town / city | Bristol |
| Address › Postcode | BS34 7QH |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK12 |
| Contact › Name | Sahithi Bandi |
| Contact › Email | sahithi.bandi@nhsbt.nhs.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
Buyer
| Name | NHS Blood and Transplant |
Planning
| Milestone › Type | engagement |
| Milestone › Due | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |
| Document › Document type | Market engagement notice |
| Document › Description | Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075629-2026 |
| Document › Published | 10 Aug 2026 |
Tender
| Title | Supply of Cryopreservation-Grade Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) Products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Laboratory reagents |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Pharmaceutical products |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Medical consumables |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,200,000 |
| Value › Value | £1,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Feb 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 1 Feb 2031 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 1 Feb 2035 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Status | planning |
| Communication › Expected publication | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Status | planning |