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title: "Community Testing facility at Cardiff City Stadium to deliver the Governments commitments to offering key workers a COVID-19 test."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029944"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP"
published: "2021-03-08"
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# Community Testing facility at Cardiff City Stadium to deliver the Governments commitments to offering key workers a COVID-19 test.

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029944

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is conducting a procurement process for the "Community Testing facility at Cardiff City Stadium", aimed at providing testing facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This contract, classified under the CPV code for laboratory reagents, falls within the goods procurement category and is situated in Cardiff, United Kingdom. The award was made to Healthcare Communications UK Ltd, with a contract value of £169,725 signed on 27th May 2020. The procurement method employed was a limited procedure, allowing for the direct award without prior publication of a competitive call, due to the urgency arising from the public health crisis.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in health and medical supplies, particularly those offering testing kits, reagents, and related equipment. Companies capable of providing rapid, high-quality services in the health sector, especially those familiar with public health contracts and regulations, would be well positioned to compete. As the demand for testing in healthcare settings remains high, suppliers that can ensure timely and efficient delivery of these essential products are especially valuable in this ongoing healthcare landscape.

## Notice

Community Testing facility at Cardiff City Stadium to deliver the Governments commitments to offering key workers a COVID-19 test.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust wish to inform the market that due to the Covid-19 global pandemic they are awarding a contract for the provision of testing kits, equipment, reagents and any other associated consumables required to operate the testing platforms. The UK government has mandated UK Health Boards and Trusts to carry out antibody and antigen testing for the wider population as well as those working in Healthcare and Care settings. Therefore in order to enable the provision of these testing kits, equipment, reagent and other associated consumables required to operate the testing platforms, Public Health Wales would like to inform the market that under Regulation 32 (2) (C) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR's) as detailed in UK Government guidance PPN 01/20 they are awarding a contract to Healthcare Communication Ltd The Trust has met all the tests for awarding a contract under this regulation due to the immediate risk that COVID-19 poses to the population of Wales.

### Procurement Information

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is an infection disease caused by a newly discovered Coronavirus.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004563-2021 |
| 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 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 May 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 | £169,725 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33696500 - Laboratory reagents

## Release History

- 8 Mar 2021 at 10:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004563-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:255399-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

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