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title: "Consumables Reagents and Equipment DPS"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02997f"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE"
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# Consumables Reagents and Equipment DPS

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02997f

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care is currently overseeing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for "Consumables Reagents and Equipment", classified under medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. The procurement, valued at £4 billion, is at the tender stage and aims to support the Test and Trace programme and other health departments. Suppliers can submit their bids until 8 April 2021, with potential call-off contracts covering a wide range of lots, including consumables, reagents, equipment, and maintenance services.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the medical supplies and diagnostics sector, particularly those providing laboratory equipment, pharmaceutical products, and ancillary services. Companies with the capability to deliver high-quality goods and services that support health initiatives and comply with regulatory standards would be well-suited to compete in this process. The open nature of the DPS allows a diverse range of suppliers to participate and access various opportunities as the procurement progresses.

## Notice

The DPS Agreement will provide the Authority with the opportunity to procure the Goods and/or Services and such other ancillary goods and/or services as covered by the CPV codes in the Contract Notice from various Suppliers to support the Authority's Test and Trace programme and other departments or Executive Agencies of the Department of Health and Social Care incl. PHE and NIHP. This DPS Agreement is a new offering from the Authority and is intended to work in parallel with existing and newly established frameworks. As COVID-19 develops, the Authority is ensuring it has compliant procurement models in place to access the widest and most appropriate technologies and products. Our aim is to continually access products as they come to market to ensure the best testing services are offered to the public. Suppliers can bid for any or all of the Lots: The indicative Goods and Services have been set out below in order to demonstrate the scope of the DPS and are not exhaustive.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Test & Trace, part of the Department for Health and Social Care (the Authority) is seeking to establish a DPS for the provision of Consumables, Reagents, Equipment and Ancillary Services.The DPS Agreement will be managed by the Authority and any Call-Off Contract(s) awarded under the DPS Agreement will be managed by the Authority, unless otherwise stated at the point of any Call-Off. The DPS will be split into 5 lotsLot 1 - ConsumablesLot 2 - ReagentsLot 3 - EquipmentLot 4 - Diagnostic Equipment (including analytical equipment, ancillaries etc)Lot 5 - Equipment Support and Maintenance Services. Additional information: Further information can be found by logging into www.atamis.co.uk/salesforce.

Renewal: With a possible further 12 month extension.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005669-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | DPS is open. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000,000 |
| Lots value | £4,000,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| 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

- 24 - Chemical products
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 24000000 - Chemical products
- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 33124100 - Diagnostic devices
- 33124110 - Diagnostic systems
- 33124130 - Diagnostic supplies
- 33695000 - All other non-therapeutic products
- 33696000 - Reagents and contrast media
- 33696200 - Blood-testing reagents
- 33698000 - Clinical products
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38434000 - Analysers
- 38437000 - Laboratory pipettes and accessories
- 50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2021 at 16:56 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005669-2021
- 8 Mar 2021 at 15:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004622-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://health.atamis.co.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:639078-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

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