The Authority requires a fully integrated microbiology testing system including all the mandatory and

discretionary microbiology testing within a managed service. This includes the assays, instrumentation

and data management software to deliver a final result to the Authority’s information management

system(s).

SNBTS collects approximately 160,000 blood and tissue donations each year, these are tested at the Jack Copland Centre in Edinburgh within the Manufacturing Department of SNBTS. The Manufacturing Department performs a wide range of testing services; these include the large-scale serological screening of blood and tissue donations for microbiological markers such as HBsAg, HCV, HIV and Syphilis. Discretionary testing of HTLV, HBc and CMV. There is also a requirement for smaller scale screening for malaria antibodies on selected donations.