Irish Blood Transfusion Service Tender

Title: Nat Laboratory Archive Storage And Services. description: The Irish Blood Transfusion Service Tests Approximately 140,000 Donations Per Annum. There Is A Mandatory Requirement To Retain A Plasma Archive Sample (current Sample Tube: Becton-dickinson Vacutainer 6 Ml Plasma Preparation Tube 13x100 Mm) For Each Donation That Is Issued For Use, The Archive Samples Are Retained Frozen For A Period Of 10 Years. Archive Samples Are Initially Stored In On-site Freezers At The National Blood Centre (nbc) Before Being Transferred To Long Term Off-site Storage. Archive Samples Are Stored Frozen At -30oc (range -20oc To - 40oc). To Ensure That The Samples Remain Suitable For Further Testing If Required This Storage Temperature Must Be Maintained At All Stages Of Handling Of Archive Samples, From Transport To The Off-site Storage Facility To Long Term Storage. A Fully Validated Temperature Control And Monitoring System Is Required. Temperature Data Must Be Supplied To The Ibts As Required.