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Planned procurement · Notice 094795-2026

Qualified Person Service for Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP)

NHS Blood and Transplant

Value
£216k
Stage
Early notice
Where
UK-wide
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
31 Mar 2027 – 31 Mar 2030

In plain English

NHS Blood and Transplant wants to appoint a supplier to provide Qualified Person services supporting its Investigational Medicinal Product manufacturing projects, including regulatory advice, batch certification and staff mentoring, from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030. Support is expected to be around 24 to 48 days per year, delivered partly on-site and partly remotely.

Good fit for: Specialist pharmaceutical consultancies or individual Qualified Persons with UK IMP manufacturing and certification experience.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Must hold Qualified Person status for IMPs in the UK Each Qualified Person proposed by the supplier will be expected to hold and maintain the qualifications, professional eligibility and regulatory status required to act as a Qualified Person for Investigational Medicinal Products in the UK.
  • Needs recent hands-on experience as a named QP on a UK MIA(IMP) Proposed personnel should have recent and demonstrable experience of acting as a named Qualified Person on a UK Manufacturing and Import Authorisation for Investigational Medicinal Products, MIA(IMP), and of certifying IMP batches.
  • May need experience with biological, cell and gene therapy products Experience relating to biological, biotechnology, cell therapy and gene therapy medicinal products may also be required.
  • This is preliminary market engagement, not yet open for bids The scope and requirements described in this notice are indicative and may be refined following preliminary market engagement.

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

NHS Blood and Transplant is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide Qualified Person services in support of its portfolio of Investigational Medicinal Product manufacturing projects. The proposed service may include: reviewing and providing regulatory and quality input into selected regulatory submissions; advising on applicable regulatory, Good Manufacturing Practice and quality-compliance requirements for biological and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product manufacturing projects; providing regulatory, GMP and quality input into the design and development of selected manufacturing processes and facilities; reviewing assigned batches and, where all applicable legal, regulatory, GMP, Clinical Trial Authorisation, Product Specification File and NHSBT quality-system requirements have been met, certifying batches for use in approved clinical trials; mentoring selected NHSBT staff undertaking the process of obtaining Qualified Person registration; and providing associated professional, regulatory and quality advice as required. Each Qualified Person proposed by the supplier will be expected to hold and maintain the qualifications, professional eligibility and regulatory status required to act as a Qualified Person for Investigational Medicinal Products in the UK. Proposed personnel should have recent and demonstrable experience of acting as a named Qualified Person on a UK Manufacturing and Import Authorisation for Investigational Medicinal Products, MIA(IMP), and of certifying IMP batches. Experience relating to biological, biotechnology, cell therapy and gene therapy medicinal products may also be required. The current anticipated level of support is approximately 24 to 48 days per year, with at least 50% of the support delivered on NHSBT …

Procedure: not stated. Published 7 Oct 2026.

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