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title: "End to End Home Antibody Testing Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a106"
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# End to End Home Antibody Testing Service

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a106

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care is initiating a tender for an "End to End Home Antibody Testing Service" in the health services category. This procurement process is currently in the active tender stage, with a significant contract value of approximately £96 million. The open procedure allows bids to be submitted electronically, with the tender period closing on 29 April 2021. This service is crucial for monitoring the spread of COVID-19 antibodies and is essential for public health strategy and policy formulation in the UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in medical laboratory services and health technology solutions. Companies with expertise in capillary blood testing and the capacity to manage large-scale health service projects would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The ability to deliver a comprehensive and efficient at-home testing service could position bidders favourably in this competitive procurement, ultimately contributing to business growth in the health services sector.

## Notice

DHSC is looking for a supplier to provide a comprehensive, end-to-end capillary blood testing service to detect the presence of antibodies generated against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the blood. This is the only at-home testing capability not drawing on resource intensive phlebotomy and NHS capacity.Serology testing is central to understanding the spread of infections across communities and informing strategic and policy directions to limit transmission. DHSC has been undertaking antibody testing since May 2020 on a relatively small scale to monitor spread of disease in a number of key cohorts including adult social care and health care workers. Surveillance testing is required over a longer period of time to develop insights and allow for more robust understanding of localised long-term trends, providing data to help inform policy decisions.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Open procedure. Additional information: The estimated value set out in this notice reflects the maximum expected value of the contract over its term. However, bidders should note that this value is dependent on volumes processed under the contract which are subject to fluctuation. In addition, bidders should note the potential for changes to volumes in accordance with the specific change mechanisms set out in the contract documents."

Renewal: 1 x 6 month extension

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006549-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £96,000,000 |
| Lots value | £98,000,000 |
| 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

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

## Release History

- 30 Mar 2021 at 14:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006549-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://health.atamis.co.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:634229-2020: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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