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title: "LamPORE Mobile Laboratories Purchase"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0288ce"
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# LamPORE Mobile Laboratories Purchase

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0288ce

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "LamPORE Mobile Laboratories Purchase" was conducted by the Department of Health and Social Care, focusing on the acquisition of mobile units designed for healthcare, specifically under the CPV classification of "Mobile units on trailers." This procurement took place in the United Kingdom and falls under the "goods" category. The tender process was initiated through a limited procurement method due to extreme urgency, resulting in an active contract valued at £3,669,254 signed on 22nd November 2020. Key details of this procurement include that it was completed on 8th January 2021, despite one lot being cancelled.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in mobile healthcare solutions and advanced laboratory technologies. Companies offering mobile lab configurations or innovative testing equipment would be well-positioned to compete in similar future tenders, especially those capable of rapid deployment to support urgent public health responses. The engagement of subcontractors for rending services further elevates the potential for collaboration among small to medium enterprises (SMEs) within the health technology and logistics sectors.

## Notice

Mobile Laboratories (no cab) fitted out with LamPORE equipment

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Mobile Laboratories (no cab) fitted out with LamPORE equipment

### Procurement Information

The procurement relied on Regulation 32 of the PCR 2015 and award using the negotiated procedure without a prior call for competition, because : One possible provider (Reg 32(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) The supplies can only be provided by the particular supplier in the case of Oxford Nanopore because: competition is absent for technical reasons as a result of the Nanopore Technology Solution only being provided by this supplier. and there is also: no reasonable alternative or substitute for the supplier in the case of Oxford Nanopore because the technology determines the build requirements and needs to be an integral part of the process; and the assessment of lack of competition is not as a result of the parameters of the relevant requirements being narrowed to favour the award to a particular supplier only that that that supplier's technology is being tested. Extreme urgency (Reg 32(2)(c)) The requirement is: extremely urgent and strictly necessary because the purchase of LamPORE Mobile Laboratories is a critical component of Mass Testing, providing laboratory facility to outbreak response areas, remote locations where laboratory capacity is not available and where an urgent response is required. Mobile lab deployment will reduce transit time for samples to travel to a static lab location therefore reducing test turnaround time. Provision of LamPORE Mobile Laboratories will provide agile and adaptable choices for policy makers enabling decision and policy choices to support national and local responses; and the events leading to the extreme urgency were not foreseeable by us due to focus on priority given to static labs; and the time limits to carry out one of the competitive procedures under the PCR 2015 cannot be complied with because the need is imminent.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000378-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,669,254 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34223330 - Mobile units on trailers

## Release History

- 8 Jan 2021 at 15:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000378-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

## Provenance

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