External quality assessment for blood gas analysis.
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The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is procuring the WEQAS Blood Gas Scheme, an external quality assessment service for organizations using blood gas analyzers to diagnose acid-base balance and electrolyte status. The scheme evaluates performance of participating labs. This is a below-threshold procurement without competition, indicating a sole-source or single-supplier arrangement. The buyer is an NHS trust in the UK.