Collaborative Procurement

Blood Establishments Collaborative Procurement Network (BECPN)

BECPN membership currently consists of the following Blood Establishments (BEs)

• NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)
• Red Cross – Flanders Blood Service
• Etablissement Francais du Sang (EFS)
• Welsh Blood Service (WBS)
• Sanquin
• Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS)
• Organisation of Transfusion Centres Denmark
• Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS)

On request other BEs may join at any stage

Activities

• Identify ways to minimise direct as well as indirect purchase costs for our Organisations.
• Share information on Products, Supplier Audits, Market Knowledge and Quality Issues.
• Identify Goods or Services suitable for Collaborative Procurement projects, this may between two or more Group Members.

Projects under active Consideration

• Arm Cleaning System (Short term)
• NAT/Virology (Medium Term)
• Plasmaphereis (Short Term)

On going

• Eurobloodpack II (NHSBT/IBTS/SNBTS/WBS/NIBTS)