Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Blood and Transplant
500, North Bristol Park,Filton,
Bristol
BS347QH
UK
Contact person: Jennifer Morgan
E-mail: jennifer.morgan@nhsbt.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Applicant Background Checks and Clearances for NHSBT
Reference number: C384716
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79414000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Applicant background checks and clearance for NHSBT employees
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
60 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract is for DBS and Disclosure Scotland pre-employment checks including the electornic delivery of results
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
x1 12 month extension option available which is factored into the total contract value
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This was an under threshold, compliant direct award via a framework to continue the services for a further one year with an optional 1 year extension. A longer term strategy for Applicant background checks is in progress as this is an ongoing requirement for NHSBT.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MATRIX SCM LIMITED
02227962
Milton Keynes
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 60 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
this procurement was conducted under G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 as a direct award.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/04/2026