Award

TB Testing

NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS ICB

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Award

16 Jul 2024 at 14:43

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involved the NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB, which conducted a tender for the provision of TB Testing services. The contract, titled "TB Testing," falls under the health services industry category. The procurement stage was at the award stage, with the contract being awarded to the supplier Revvity. The tender was of limited procurement method detail, under an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract value was £2,976, and the contract was signed on June 26, 2024.

This public procurement contract for TB Testing services awarded to Revvity presents an opportunity for businesses providing blood analysis services to compete. The urgency of the contract was driven by the high risk of TB infection spread in a workplace setting. Businesses offering rapid tuberculosis diagnostics services could benefit from similar tenders in the health sector. The contract signing on June 26, 2024, indicates the need for swift and efficient service delivery, making it suitable for businesses capable of providing high-quality and timely testing services.

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Notice Title

TB Testing

Notice Description

The one off service provision is required to undertake blood tests to screen a group of individuals, identified by UKSHA, as being at risk of TB infection due to workplace contact. The most relevant CPV code is thought to be 85111810-1 for blood analysis services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Urgent TB screening requirement due to the high risk of spread of TB infection identified in a workplace situation, being a fast food outlet with high levels of public throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort is tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider infection and spread. This contract is awarded due to an urgent circumstance. Current service providers for TB screening do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB, consequently blood tests and processing needed to be outsourced. The lifetime value of the contract is PS2,976 for screening of all impacted staff on a single day, 26th June 2024. Additional information: Our current service providers for TB do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB. They can provide clinical support with regards to symptom checking and urgent referrals if necessary but the blood tests and processing need to be outsourced. The urgency is to the infectious nature of TB and the workplace situation being a fast food outlet with high levels of public throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort are tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider spread. The provider selected supplies an on request national service for rapid tuberculosis diagnostics via blood test*. They are one of two organisations providing the service, with the other covering only London. Clinical recommendation for screening and possible use of this provider from UKSHA. *The T-SPOT TB blood test is able to identify latent infections which, if left undiagnosed and untreated, may lead to active disease and further transmission to others.

Procurement Information

There are limited occasions where relevant authorities may need to act urgently and award or modify contracts to address immediate risks to patient or public safety. These circumstances include where: * a new service needs to be arranged rapidly in an unforeseen emergency or local, regional or national crisis, e.g., to deal with a pandemic * urgent quality/safety concerns pose risks to patients or the public and necessitate rapid changes * an existing provider is suddenly unable to provide services under an existing contract (for example, a provider becomes insolvent or experiences a sudden lack of critical workforce) and a new provider needs to be found. THE CIRCUMSTANCES ABOVE ARE MET. In urgent situations, relevant authorities may make the following decisions without following the steps required under this regime: * re-award contracts held by the existing provider(s) * award contract(s) for new services * award contract(s) for considerably changed services * make contract modifications (without limitation). THE SECOND BULLET POINT ABOVE IS REQUIRED IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. An urgent award or modification must only be made by a relevant authority when all the below apply: * the award or modification must be made urgently * the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and is not attributable to the relevant authority * delaying the award of the contract to conduct a full application of the regime would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. THE CIRCUMSTANCES ABOVE ARE MET. justification for using the urgent circumstances exemption: The current service providers for TB do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB. The urgency is to the infectious nature of TB and the workplace situation being a fast food outlet with high levels of public throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort are tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider spread.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047dd1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021887-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85111810 - Blood analysis services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,976 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Jun 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS ICB
Contact Name
Amber Byrne
Contact Email
amber.byrne@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 7585996337

Buyer Location

Locality
WOKING
Postcode
KT22 9AE
Post Town
Kingston upon Thames
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ26 East Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Mole Valley
Electoral Ward
Leatherhead South
Westminster Constituency
Epsom and Ewell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

REVVITY

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