---
title: "Home Antibody Testing Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a13d"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Home Antibody Testing Service

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a13d

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care is conducting an open tender for the "Home Antibody Testing Service" aimed at providing a comprehensive, end-to-end capillary blood testing service to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the blood. This procurement falls under the health services category and is located in the UK. The tender process has reached the award stage, with the contract awarded to Thriva Limited valued at £124.4 million, signed on July 5, 2021. The procurement method is classified as an open procedure, and the key engagement dates include a bid opening date on April 29, 2021, and an expected contract duration of 360 days with a potential six-month extension.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, especially those capable of providing innovative at-home testing solutions. Firms with expertise in medical laboratories, healthcare technology, or vehicle logistics for specimen transport would be particularly well-suited to compete. The anticipated demand for continuous serology testing reflects a broader trend in healthcare, paving the way for suppliers to enhance their service offerings and strengthen their market positions in response to evolving public health needs.

## Notice

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

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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

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/017209-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jul 2021 |
| 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 | £124,400,000 |

## 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 | THRIVA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 21 Jul 2021 at 13:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017209-2021
- 31 Mar 2021 at 12:48 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006666-2021
- 31 Mar 2021 at 09:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006604-2021

## 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

## Provenance

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