NHS Organ Transplant Assessment and Recovery Centres - Multi-Element Procurement

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is seeking suppliers for its Assessment and Recovery Centres (ARCs) Programme, an initiative to increase organ transplant activity through improved organ utilisation and machine perfusion technology adoption. NHSBT will conduct separate procurement processes for four key elements: (1) Clinical Delivery Partners - up to three NHS Transplant Centres of Excellence to perform organ preservation and assessment (£20m per partner); (2) Machine Perfusion Technology Services - equipment and services for lung, liver, and kidney perfusion in normothermic and hypothermic modes (£30m); (3) Transportable Organ Storage Solutions - portable storage systems for lung, liver, and kidney organs (£5m); (4) Digital Delivery Partners - digital systems to ensure UK organ offerings comply with relevant standards and support the national ARCs model (£10m). This is a preliminary market engagement phase to inform NHSBT's commercial strategy, requirements, and procurement approach. NHSBT will hold an initial programme launch session covering all four elements, followed by element-specific engagement activities. Note: Clinical delivery partner participation is limited to current UK NHS Transplant Centres; this restriction does not apply to other elements. Contract values are indicative and subject to change following market engagement. Participation in this engagement does not commit NHSBT to proceeding with procurement or awarding contracts.