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title: "Supply of Core Covid-19 IgM/IgG AB Test One Step Test Kits"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028cc5"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE"
published: "2021-01-22"
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# Supply of Core Covid-19 IgM/IgG AB Test One Step Test Kits

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028cc5

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care has recently completed a tender process for the supply of Core Covid-19 IgM/IgG AB Test One Step Test Kits, classified under the diagnostic devices industry category with a primary focus on goods procurement. This procurement was executed under a limited method due to extreme urgency stemming from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The contract, valued at £7,520,000, was signed on 31 March 2020, and the delivery of items is to take place within the UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in diagnostic devices, particularly those capable of rapid production and delivery of medical testing supplies. Companies with experience in health-related goods, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the capability to respond swiftly to urgent requirements, would be ideally suited to participate in similar future projects. Engaging with tenders of this nature can bolster a firm's reputation and expand its client base in the crucial health sector.

## Notice

For the Supply of Covid-19 IgM/IgG AB Test One Step Test Kits

### Lot Information

Lot 1

For the Supply of Covid-19 IgM/IgG AB Test One Step Test Kits

### Procurement Information

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. Subsequently securing sufficient testing supplies in order to process test results is crucial.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: increased testing supplies to support the National testing programme was 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 the changing landscape of 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 amount of tests increases with the necessary demand. 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 | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001391-2021 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 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 | £7,520,000 |

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROBERT TAN AND GAO HK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33124100 - Diagnostic devices

## Release History

- 22 Jan 2021 at 17:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001391-2021

## 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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