--- title: "Lateral Flow - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e59c5fbd-dbcb-4493-b2f6-7f614da3b745" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e59c5fbd-dbcb-4493-b2f6-7f614da3b745" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e59c5fbd-dbcb-4493-b2f6-7f614da3b745.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e59c5fbd-dbcb-4493-b2f6-7f614da3b745.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2022-03-24" --- # Lateral Flow - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e59c5fbd-dbcb-4493-b2f6-7f614da3b745 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e59c5fbd-dbcb-4493-b2f6-7f614da3b745) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e59c5fbd-dbcb-4493-b2f6-7f614da3b745.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is currently engaged in a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) tender titled "Lateral Flow - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)" aimed at securing ongoing supplies of additional Lateral Flow Testing Kits. Located in London, the procurement is categorised under the healthcare goods sector, specifically focusing on diagnostic kits. The initial application response deadline was on 7th April 2021, with potential admissions into the DPS permitted up until its expiration on 6th April 2022. The tender is actively open for prospective suppliers to submit applications, and the procurement process is classified under 'Other' methods. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the medical and diagnostics field, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies specialising in medical consumables, immuno-analysis devices, and diagnostic supplies would be well-positioned to leverage this opportunity, as the DHSC may run multiple procurements aimed at awarding contracts within designated product categories (Lots) based on various criteria including cost, performance, and social value. ## Notice DHSC intends to establish the DPS to help fulfil its requirement for the ongoing supply of additional Lateral Flow Testing Kits. DHSC is therefore seeking applications from potential providers to be admitted to the DPS. DHSC envisages that the DPS will be divided into the categories of products (Lots) with differential characteristics (more fully described in the Specification). DHSC currently intends to run multiple procurements within the DPS to seek tenders from those providers that have qualified onto the DPS and whose tests fall within one or more of the relevant lots. Whilst the initial response date for applications to join is the 07/04/2021, potential providers may join the DPS at any time up to the date the DPS expires so long as the potential provider meets the criteria stated in the procurement documents found on this Contract Finder Notice as well as on Atamis, the appointed e-sourcing platform (http://health.atamis.co.uk). If a potential provider meets the criteria for admission to the DPS then it may be invited to tender for the award of one or more contracts. DHSC envisages using specific criteria which may, where appropriate, be formulated more precisely in the Invitations to Tender for those procurements. A high-level overview of those criteria is also provided below. For those procurements within the DPS, DHSC envisage using the following criteria which may, where appropriate, be formulated more precisely in the Invitations to Tender for those procurements and may differ depending on Lot and the requirements of the procurement: (A) Cost; (B) Selected elements of the Specification; (C) Performance Requirements; (D) Terms & Conditions; and (E) Social Value. DHSC does not seek to procure Tests which are exclusively nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal or exclusively both. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1bc5fb58-bf9c-4132-9e5c-699e4ef5e1a5 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | 5 Apr 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Apr 2021 - 6 Apr 2022 | | 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 | Cancelled | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33124130 - Diagnostic supplies - 33127000 - Immuno-analysis devices - 33140000 - Medical consumables - 33141625 - Diagnostic kits ## Release History - 24 Mar 2022 at 19:23 - TenderCancellation - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1bc5fb58-bf9c-4132-9e5c-699e4ef5e1a5 - 16 Mar 2021 at 17:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/470b3e8f-a863-4f30-8da3-4164e2ec4741 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1bc5fb58-bf9c-4132-9e5c-699e4ef5e1a5 24th March 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/470b3e8f-a863-4f30-8da3-4164e2ec4741 16th March 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://health.atamis.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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