--- title: "Supply of Product and Manufacturing Engineers for UK Lateral Flow Team (LFT) Upscale Project Accelerator Team" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02adff" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02adff" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02adff.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02adff.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2021-05-06" --- # Supply of Product and Manufacturing Engineers for UK Lateral Flow Team (LFT) Upscale Project Accelerator Team Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02adff [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02adff) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02adff.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care in the UK has announced the completion of a procurement process for the supply of Product and Manufacturing Engineers, part of the Lateral Flow Team (LFT) Upscale Project Accelerator Team. This tender, classified under plant engineering design services, utilised a limited procurement method due to extreme urgency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The contract was signed on 7th April 2021, and the project focuses on ensuring scalable production capacity for lateral flow tests amid the public health crisis. This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in engineering and the manufacture of medical testing equipment, particularly in the context of the ongoing demand for effective COVID-19 testing solutions. Companies with expertise in plant engineering and advanced manufacturing processes would be well-suited to participate in future tenders, especially those capable of rapid production scaling to meet governmental health requirements during critical times. ## Notice Supply of Product and Manufacturing Engineers for UK Lateral Flow Team (LFT) Upscale Project Accelerator Team ### Lot Information Lot 1 Supply of Product and Manufacturing Engineers for UK Lateral Flow Team (LFT) Upscale Project Accelerator Team ### Procurement Information The Value of Contract (inc. any possible extensions, exc. VAT) stated in this Contract Award Notice is not a committed value for the contract but a cap. 1. 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 2020.2. A key element of ensuring an effective response to the pandemic is ensuring that there is adequate testing. Therefore, ensuring surge LFT capacity, including sufficient availability of Lateral Flow Tests, is critical. 3. Mass testing of the UK Population is a key step in bringing the Pandemic under control. (Lateral Flow Tests produce quicker results than the current PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) test, and do not require a lab processing step.) LFT tests have only recently become viable as a means of testing, with multiple tests being progressed through to certification and approval. This was unforeseen by the DHSC and outside its control.4. DHSC's market analysis data demonstrates that the global market for LFT is volatile and highly competitive. Global manufacturing capability is limited to circa 120m units per day. Demand often outstrips supply. DHSC requirement is driven by the progress of the pandemic (including emerging variants), the changing efficacy of available LTF products and the severity of the second wave/national R-number. That requirement means that the UK must make substantial purchases of tests during a short manufacturing window.5. DHSC has been tasked with ensuring security of supply of a critical consumable asset (Lateral Flow Antigen tests) in a volatile and competitive global market place. This contract pursues that mandate by providing critical support to LFT manufacturers to scale up their production to meet the quantities mandated by the UK government for the programme. 6. A market engagement exercise for DHSC was carried out at pace due to the urgent requirement and, through this engagement the Supplier was identified as being able to offer a directly relevant package of support to the selected manufacturers. 7. DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:A. As far as is strictly necessary: The surge LFT capacity was identified as strictly necessary to meet the demand to scale up the testing programme in the UK.B. There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: It is responding to COVID-19 immediately because of public health risks presenting a genuine emergency.C. The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: The Commission itself confirmed: "The current coronavirus crisis presents an extreme and unforeseeable urgency - precisely for such a situation our European rules enable public buyers to buy within a matter of days, even hours, if necessary." (Commissioner Breton, Internal Market, 01.04.2020).D. It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: It is not possible to comply with the timescales of another procedure due to the urgent requirement to ensure effective surge capacity.E. The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority - DHSC 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/009870-2021 | | 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 | 6 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Apr 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 | Not specified | ## 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 | TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING (UK | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71323200 - Plant engineering design services ## Release History - 6 May 2021 at 14:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009870-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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