BCU-ITT-62811 - NEXT DAY TRANSFER OF FROZEN PATHOLOGY SAMPLES
NWSSP procurement on behalf of BCUHB Pathology are seeking to appoint a courier contract to conduct transport runs of frozen samples or priority samples on a “next day arrival” basis to multiple locations within the UK. Samples will be packaged to UN3373 requirements and consist of either a frozen flask transport system or standard UN3373 transport tube.
The Bio flask will require collection by the courier and returning to the source location the day after arrival: the courier should provide all collection details of this whenever a “frozen” despatch is requested to ensure it is planned and shipping labels are provided for collection.
The successful supplier must have facility to conduct Transport runs as below:
Frozen samples pre 10:00 from 3 acute hospital sites at Bangor, Wrexham and Rhyl next day to
• Charing Cross Hospital
• Ysbyty Prince Charles, Merfyr Tydfil,
Priority samples with options for next day arrival pre 09:00, 10:00, 12:00, 17:00 to
• Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Mount Vernon St, Liverpool, L7 8YE
• Aintree University Hospital, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool L9 7AL
• Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
• Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9LT
We will also request a desirable price per package for additional ad hoc trips to further ranging UK locations on an as needed and arranged basis for pre 17:00 arrival
The initial term of the contract will be one year with two optional one year extension periods (1+1+1)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board15 Jun 2026WAC-600464
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BCU-FTS-57591 Blood Transfusion Managed Service for BCUHB
BCUHB Pathology, as part of the DSCSS directorate, are seeking to appoint an experienced primary Managed Service Contract provider to deliver bespoke In Vitro Diagnostics support for Transfusion services.
BCUHB delivers Transfusion services for Group and Antibody screens, Cross matching, and issuing of products (via remote and electronic issue) across all 3 acute sites (Ysbyty Wrexham Maelor, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and Ysbyty Gwynedd), with blood stocks provided on a remote/electronic issue basis to satellite services in Abergele, Denbigh, and Llandudno hospitals. The service is registered as compliant with MHRA, and shares a single unified UKAS accreditation across all 3 locations. Each acute site has a fully capable Transfusion laboratory area as part of the Blood Science laboratory and operates on a 24/7 basis as an established and resilient service model. Each site also supports theatres, cancer centres and renal units with the relevant specialist requirements.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardWales18 Jun 2026WAC-587363
BCU-FTS-63075 - VIDEO CONFERENCING EQUIPMENT, SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) are looking to procure video conferencing equipment and would like to establish a support and maintenance contract alongside for these devices to assist the local BCUHB support teams to manage and support its PolyCom Video Conferencing estate.
BCUHB has a number of Video Conferencing codec endpoints still in use across its sites within North Wales. Most of these endpoints are located in the three District General Hospitals at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Ysbyty Wrexham Maelor, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and at some of the eighteen Community Hospital sites across North Wales.
The health board use Microsoft Teams for much of its collaboration and videoconferencing requirement but also use PolyCom endpoints in situations where a room-based system is required (e.g. large meeting rooms, and Multi-Disciplinary Clinical Meetings). The health board also subscribe to a PexIP CVI SaaS service allowing legacy non-MS Teams codecs to interoperate with MS Teams meetings as required.
The strategic direction for the health board is to facilitate a planned retirement of these older codecs and upgrade them to native MS Teams codecs within the next 12 months, allowing the health board to retire its PexIP service.
BCUHB is seeking to procure options for a third-party contract for the provision of Professional Services in relation to its Video Conferencing estate to include (but not be limited to) the following;
1. Assist with the auditing and documentation of the existing BCUHB legacy Video Conferencing estate.
2. Assist with the planning, preparation, and implementation of BCUHB migration from legacy PolyCom codecs to native Microsoft Teams endpoints where appropriate (e.g. for Clinical Multi-Disciplinary meeting rooms).
3. Audit, plan, and implement software maintenance and upgrade activity for the entire VC Codec estate and associated environments.
4. Configuration, planning, and maintenance of a BCU specific central Video Conferencing management portal.
5. Configuration, planning, maintenance, and administrative tasks relating to the PolyCom Videoconferencing service.
6. Help to develop and ensure that all Video Conferencing systems are correctly monitored, managed, and maintained using appropriate tools (e.g. management portal).
7. Ensure all system documentation in relation to the Video Conferencing estate kept up to date.
The successful contractor will provide services as set out above to assist and support an established and experienced Voice and Data team within the ICT department of BCUHB.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board3 Jul 2026WAC-607139
