Clinical Apheresis

Lot 1 & 2 are for Therapeutic Apheresis (Cell Separator) machines, operating software, maintenance and associated kits / consumables. Therapeutic Apheresis to include – - Cell collection - Plasma exchange - Red cell exchange - Red cell depletion/exchange - Platelet reduction - White cell reduction. SNBTS perform approximately 1,500 therapeutic procedures per annum. - Approximately 70% of procedures are made up of exchanges, - Approximately 30% of procedures are made up of collections. SNBTS currently have a total of 17 machines and require to replace 16 machines as part of the initial award. To ensure that procedures can be performed in all SNBTS centres SNBTS will look to award 50% of the number of machines required to each winning bidder in lot 1 & lot 2 SNBTS reserve the right to take up an option of an additional machine at some stage during the contract period.

SNBTS provides extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) out of its Clinical Apheresis Units (CAU) in the West of Scotland and the South-East of Scotland. SNBTS perform approximately 409 ECP procedures per annum. Lot 3 for photopheresis will be a single award to 1 supplier. SNBTS currently have a total of 3 machines and require to replace all 3 machines. SNBTS reserve the right to take up an option of an additional machine at some stage during the contract period.