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title: "Additional PCR Storage Kitting & Storage Capacity"
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# Additional PCR Storage Kitting & Storage Capacity

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e71d

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Additional PCR Storage Kitting & Storage Capacity" has been initiated by the Department of Health and Social Care, focusing on the industry category of storage and warehousing services. The procurement method employed was a limited award procedure without prior publication due to extreme urgency. This contract, awarded to McGregor Cory Limited (DHL), amounts to £20,000,000 and fulfils an additional capacity requirement for PCR kitting and storage, essential in light of increased demand for PCR testing. The award was completed on 3rd September 2021, and the services are aimed to be delivered within the UK over a maximum period of six months.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in storage and logistics, particularly those equipped to handle large-scale operations swiftly and efficiently. Companies involved in healthcare logistics, warehousing, and supply chain management can leverage this contract to demonstrate their capacity to scale operations in response to pressing health demands, thereby fostering business growth and enhancing their market presence during a critical period for public health services.

## Notice

Regulation 32(2)c award to DHL for additional PCR kitting capacity for an additional 100k per day kitting and increased storage capacity for a maximum period of 6 months. The additional capacity is required due to a range of factors that have led to a material increase in demand for PCR testing

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Regulation 32(2)c award to DHL for additional PCR kitting capacity for an additional 100k per day kitting and increased storage capacity for a maximum period of 6 months. The additional capacity is required due to a range of factors that have led to a material increase in demand for PCR testing

### Procurement Information

Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication OJEU Regulation 32 (2) c award to DHL for additional PCR kitting capacity for an additional 100k per day kitting and increased storage capacity for a maximum period of 6 months. The additional capacity is required due to a range of factors that have led to a material increase in demand for PCR testing:1. Rise in symptomatic testing demand due to easing of lockdown measures 2. The spread of the Delta variant and resultant increases in positivity3. Approved expansion of use cases, including ERP4. Anticipated expansion of eligible symptoms . 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 recent lab expansion has created a significant delta between PCR kitting capacity and lab capacity. Current contracted kitting capacity is 375k kits per day, representing a ~435k per day shortfall against capacity required. The Authority plan to secure the additional 435k capacity through contracting 100k via this contract (previous kitting partner), then the remaining volume across specialist packing suppliers b) There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: The high transmissibility of the Delta variant and the easing of lockdown measures has led to a large increase in symptomatic testing in both Pillar 1 (swab testing in Public Health England labs and NHS hospitals) and Pillar 2 (swab testing for the wider population) laboratories. Positivity has now gone above 10%, a rate which has not been seen since early February 2021. 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: An award under Regulation 32 (2) c was identified as the most suitable route to award and the quickest to implement in order to address the urgent shortfall in capacity and overcome present inventory constraints. The contracts would be for a maximum period of 6 months, which is the minimum timeframe that suppliers are willing to scale up operations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024495-2021 |
| 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 | 1 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 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 | £20,000,000 |

## 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 | MCGREGOR CORY LIMITED (DHL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2021 at 15:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024495-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

## Provenance

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