Tender

CSW - Coventry & Warwickshire Community COVID - 19 Testing Service

COVENTRY - SOLIHULL - WARWICKSHIRE

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Tender

21 Jul 2020 at 13:42

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Coventry City Council is conducting a tender for the "CSW - Coventry & Warwickshire Community COVID - 19 Testing Service", aimed at enhancing local COVID-19 testing capacities. This procurement falls under the health and social work services industry category and is classified as an open procedure. The tender period is set to conclude on 4th August 2020, with the contract period commencing from 1st September 2020 and lasting until 28th February 2022. This initiative is crucial for supporting the national NHS Test and Trace Service launched on 28th May 2020 and focuses on ensuring swift and effective local testing to manage SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in non-health and care settings across Coventry and Warwickshire.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those with expertise in community health initiatives and COVID-19 testing solutions. Companies capable of delivering quality testing services in various settings, such as schools, workplaces, and community centres, would be particularly well-suited to compete. Additionally, this contract allows for the potential for SMEs to engage actively, as the procurement is open to a diverse range of service providers, which can foster business growth and enhance public health responses in the region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSW - Coventry & Warwickshire Community COVID - 19 Testing Service

Notice Description

*PLEASE NOTE* - Due to an error with the e-tendering platform this project COV-9277 has replaced COV-9245. It is exactly the same project as COV-9245 but with a different reference number on csw-jets.co.uk. The tender document set will remain coded as COV-9245. Project COV-9245 has now been archived and you are required to express an interest in this new project to continue with the process. ____________________________________ The government launched the national NHS Test and Trace Service on 28th May 2020. This national service is designed to control the virus and enable people to live a safer and more normal life. The overarching guiding principles being Test; Trace; Contain; Enable. The objective of this procurement is to ensure that swift and effective local provision of community testing is always available to support the multiagency SARS-CoV-2 outbreak response in Coventry and Warwickshire in non-health and care settings and to ensure capacity for prevalence testing (i.e. proactive testing) within specific communities/settings as required. The service will deliver this by delivering safe, consistent, equitable, and high-quality COVID-19 testing within defined settings and populations, timely transport of samples to laboratories, and - subject to which tests are used - communicating patient identifiable and aggregated data to key partners. The service will also deliver training and support to allied workers to increase testing capacity within the local system to be able to respond to multiple local outbreaks. A sub-regional outbreak control plan for Coventry, Warwickshire, and Solihull has been developed (with individual local implementation plans), with eight key priorities; one of these priorities is identified as 'local testing capacity'. The local outbreak plan is available here. The local testing service will need to ensure a swift response that is accessible to the local population to support outbreak testing in non-health and care settings (which are supported through other routes), and for individuals who may not be able to access current testing sites/for whom home testing is not appropriate. It is proposed that two service providers will be procured to deliver community testing (initially antigen testing via nose and throat swab) for outbreaks in non-health and care settings, and for individuals who cannot access testing via other means. Coventry City Council will lead the procurement and the service will operate across Coventry and Warwickshire. The service activity will be called off the contract alternating each provider as per requirement, with the highest scoring provider given first service referral. The providers will: Deliver testing sessions within particular venues/settings, e.g. schools and early years, workplaces, residential accommodation for homeless and vulnerable migrant communities (in outbreak scenario/as part of the proactive testing programme as required) Deliver... Additional information: Dear Supplier, Please click the link to go to CSW-Jets, login and navigate to the opportunitity ('') and select the 'Correspondence' tab, where you'll find the correspondence message sent from the Local Authority: 1. Log into CSW-JETS; 2. Hover over the "Contracts" Tab at the top of the page; 3. Select "Current"; 4. Using the search functionality on the left hand side of the page, insert the name or reference in the search bar or scroll down the page to find the opportunity; 5. Click on "View Details"; 6. Click on the "Correspondence" Tab to view the correspondence. Kind regards, Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire Shared Procurement Service. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c56d8727-ca0c-477f-99ab-7ef5dcb06db3
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Aug 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2020 - 28 Feb 2022 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COVENTRY - SOLIHULL - WARWICKSHIRE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 2GN
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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