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title: "Covid LAMP Testing Services"
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buyer: "YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Covid LAMP Testing Services

Buyer: YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029bad

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## Summary

The Covid LAMP Testing Services contract, valued at £1,080,000, was awarded to the University of York by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on 22nd February 2021. This procurement falls under the health services category and took place within the Humber Coast and Vale Integrated Care System, specifically at the University of York campus. The procurement process was conducted via a limited method due to extreme urgency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby bypassing prior publication of a call for competition. The procurement is now complete, having served to implement necessary SARS CoV 2 testing using loop-mediated isothermal amplification technology across the region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in medical testing services, laboratory staffing, and those equipped for rapid diagnostic solutions. With the focus on high-volume testing in response to public health needs, companies that provide qualified medical laboratory assistants and relevant technological support will find themselves well-positioned to participate in similar future tenders. The emphasis on urgent testing services highlights a growing demand for healthcare-related infrastructure and services, particularly in light of ongoing public health requirements.

## Notice

To provide SARS CoV 2 testing using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology across the Humber Coast and Vale Integrated Care System.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

As part of the national response to the COVID 19 pandemic HM Government and DHSC have mandated the provision of a wide a range of diagnostic testing pathways in the UK and England. One such pathway is the mass testing of asymptomatic staff in the NHS. The DHSC and NHS Track and Trace have collaborated to develop rapid, high volume of SARS CoV 2 testing using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will act as the authority on behalf of the Humber Coast and Vale Integrated Care System to provide the scale of asymptomatic testing required by DHSC and NHS T and T. This new testing facility will provide essential routine testing of asymptomatic NHS staff from across the York and Humber region and will constitute an essential element of the infection prevention and safeguarding strategy for the DHSC. This contract involves the provision of Medical Laboratory Assistant staff, use of the University on-site Laboratory and operation of the testing facility located on the University of York campus in York.

### Procurement Information

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive. 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. A key element of ensuring an effective response to the pandemic is ensuring that there is adequate testing. As part of the national response to the COVID 19 pandemic HM Government and DHSC have mandated the provision of a wide a range of diagnostic testing pathways in the UK and England. One such pathway is the mass testing of asymptomatic staff in the NHS. The DHSC and NHS Track and Trace have collaborated to develop rapid, high volume of SARS CoV 2 testing using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will act as the authority on behalf of the Humber Coast and Vale Integrated Care System to provide the scale of asymptomatic testing required by DHSC and NHS T and T. This new testing facility will provide essential routine testing of asymptomatic NHS staff from across the York and Humber region and will constitute an essential element of the infection prevention and safeguarding strategy for the DHSC. The Authority is satisfied the tests permitting use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met: There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: it is responding to Covid-19 immediately because of public health risks presenting a genuine emergency; The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable. It is not possible to comply with the timescales within the PCR due to the urgent requirement to source a suitable laboratory facility and recruit staff to deliver the LAMP testing service. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 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/005180-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 15 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,080,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO31 8HE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Guildhall |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | TLE21 York |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF YORK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71900000 - Laboratory services

## Release History

- 15 Mar 2021 at 12:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005180-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.york.ac.uk/
- https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/

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