Maintenance of Existing Controlled Rate Freezers
Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant
- Published
- 17 February 2026
- Estimated value
- £425,156
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 014167-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0655af
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 50420000Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment
Description
NHSBT have requirements to cryopreserve haemopoietic stem cells for transplantation and Tissue Services cryopreserve processed tissue allografts (such as skin, arteries and heart valves). To ensure cell viability, the cells / tissues have to be frozen at a controlled rate prior to storing in vapour phase nitrogen at a temperature below-150°C. Rapid freezing would cause cell/tissue damage and result in the loss of cell/tissue viability; as such the products must be slowed at a rate no quicker than -2°C /minute until they are below -40°C. A controlled rate freezer is the best way of achieving the slow rate of freeze required. NHSBT currently have 28 controlled rate freezers across 6 sites that require a maintenance contract.
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Planer Limited | £425,156 | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 014167-2026 · 17 February 2026
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