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title: "REACT 1 - Round 1 Lab testing Swabs, viles, biohazard bags and PCL analysis"
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# REACT 1 - Round 1 Lab testing Swabs, viles, biohazard bags and PCL analysis

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (DHSC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-34530120-4b54-4aad-9a4d-6e3ea79e3058

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking to procure laboratory services to provide testing requirements related to COVID-19, specifically for lab testing swabs, vials, biohazard bags, and PCL analysis. The procurement process is classified as a limited procedure, using a negotiated method without prior publication, and is currently in the Award stage. The contract has a total value of £8.8 million and the contract period is from 18th May 2020 to 18th November 2020, with associated tender deadlines concluding on 15th May 2020. The services are especially relevant across various regions in the United Kingdom, including London, the East Midlands, and the North West.

This tender represents significant opportunities for growth for large laboratory service providers and suppliers that specialise in medical testing and emergency health services. Companies equipped to respond rapidly to public health initiatives, particularly in the face of ongoing and unforeseen health crises, will benefit from pursuing engagement with the DHSC for this type of contract. The urgent nature of the procurement underlines the need for suppliers that can deliver high-quality services under stringent timelines, potentially paving the way for further collaborations in similar future projects related to health emergencies.

## Notice

Supply of Laboratory Services for provision of Testing requirements related to COVID-19. Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive Explanation: 1) The Covid-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised Covid-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. 2) A key element of ensuring an effective response to the pandemic is ensuring that there is adequate testing. Therefore, ensuring effective warehousing, assembly and transport of testing kits and associated consumables is critical to the testing value chain. 3) DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met: A. As far as is strictly necessary: the (services) were identified as strictly necessary to meet the demand to scale up the testing programme in the UK. B. There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: It is responding to Covid-19 immediately because of public health risks presenting a genuine emergency. C. The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: The Commission itself confirmed: 'The current coronavirus crisis presents an extreme and unforeseeable urgency - precisely for such a situation our European rules enable public buyers to buy within a matter of days, even hours, if necessary.' (Commissioner Breton, Internal Market, 1 April 2020). D. It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: It is not possible to comply with the timescales of another procedure due to the urgent requirement to ensure the services required are met. E. The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority - DHSC has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b7a01ecf-3ba0-4ad1-b24d-776ad917606a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 14 May 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 May 2020 |
| Contract period | 17 May 2020 - 18 Nov 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £8,800,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (DHSC) |
| Additional buyers | HEALTH FAMILY |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EUROFINS BIONMIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

## Release History

- 9 Feb 2021 at 09:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b7a01ecf-3ba0-4ad1-b24d-776ad917606a
- 9 Feb 2021 at 09:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f63ef9d-d3d6-4b35-8a15-95a98f00fccc
- 25 Nov 2020 at 12:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f82af473-f68a-4a88-9245-66f12ac095c5
- 24 Nov 2020 at 11:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ac5b8cb-1ca9-464a-bfb6-c75a0915b36c
- 22 Sep 2020 at 10:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1815d7d4-30e9-46a0-963c-7fca0ff0012d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b7a01ecf-3ba0-4ad1-b24d-776ad917606a
  9th February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f63ef9d-d3d6-4b35-8a15-95a98f00fccc
  9th February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f82af473-f68a-4a88-9245-66f12ac095c5
  25th November 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ac5b8cb-1ca9-464a-bfb6-c75a0915b36c
  24th November 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1815d7d4-30e9-46a0-963c-7fca0ff0012d
  22nd September 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/4J000000kELU/jy9g0_uYUT6oaPVnemaYFgZLYx8q2YjgibBGnoEH4oo
  18052020_ILs_Contract_EB_Approved_Redacted

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