--- title: "Variation Agreement #5 (Extension of term of Waste Water Surveillance Testing)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-67372ec3-684a-442a-a120-fdac58b754d8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-67372ec3-684a-442a-a120-fdac58b754d8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-67372ec3-684a-442a-a120-fdac58b754d8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-67372ec3-684a-442a-a120-fdac58b754d8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2021-05-04" --- # Variation Agreement #5 (Extension of term of Waste Water Surveillance Testing) Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-67372ec3-684a-442a-a120-fdac58b754d8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-67372ec3-684a-442a-a120-fdac58b754d8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-67372ec3-684a-442a-a120-fdac58b754d8.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care is conducting a public procurement for "Variation Agreement #5 (Extension of term of Waste Water Surveillance Testing)" in the medical laboratory services sector. This project, located in the United Kingdom, is currently in the Award stage, with the contract period commencing on 1st February 2021 and concluding on 31st March 2021. The procurement was initiated through a direct method, specifically a single tender action, due to the urgent need for continued testing in the UK Waste Water Surveillance Programme, which is vital for public health monitoring. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in medical laboratory services and environmental testing. Companies with capabilities in the collection and analysis of wastewater samples, especially those poised to support government public health initiatives, would be well-suited to compete. As the contract extension addresses a critical need for ongoing Covid-19 surveillance, firms that can demonstrate reliability and expertise in fast-paced and potentially high-stakes environments will have a competitive advantage in this procurement process. ## Notice Collection, Identification, Packing and Transporting to the Laboratories for waste water samples for testing and analysis for Covid-19 as part of the Govt Waste Water Surveillance Programme. This is an extension of the term and scope (number of tests) of the Waste Water Testing previously published (CF-0100600D0O000000rwimUAA1). No extension would have posed a significant operational risk to the UK Waste Water Surveillance Programme as testing would have ceased after 31.01.21. As no further data would be available the Core Cities surveillance programme would need to be paused until alternative laboratory capacity could be sourced, likely the steady state laboratories (EA and Bangor University) that were due to come online in mid-February ramping up to full capacity only by first week in March. Wastewater data is being used to support key programmes including mass testing and genomic surveillance, therefore the discontinuation would also impact other areas of T&T. Due to system changes made by Contracts Finder and the fact that this contract has been signed by the contracting authority with retrospective effect (as reflected in the related FTS notice), the contract award date reported in the Awarded Information Section refers to the day before services commenced as opposed to the date on which the contract was signed." ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b97d5b7-ccab-43b8-abe9-1e4cc085e273 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | 31 Jan 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 31 Jan 2021 | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2021 - 31 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | 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 | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 0EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | EUROFINS BIOMNIS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories ## Release History - 4 May 2021 at 09:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b97d5b7-ccab-43b8-abe9-1e4cc085e273 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b97d5b7-ccab-43b8-abe9-1e4cc085e273 4th May 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/4J000000kIMu/9iLGh.LPZuvpoNZ_7k6sWmYN_Ljm4IOzgEvmfYGUA3M Eurofins_Redacted ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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