---
title: "CoVID/Flu testing on the SeeGene Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038a0d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WESTERN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST"
published: "2023-01-19"
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# CoVID/Flu testing on the SeeGene Platform

Buyer: WESTERN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038a0d

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## Summary

The Western Health & Social Care Trust in the United Kingdom completed a procurement process to purchase SeeGene reagents & consumables for CoVID/Flu testing, using the award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The title of the tender was "CoVID/Flu testing on the SeeGene Platform" in the laboratory reagents category. The tender was for goods and had a total contract value of £2,500,000. The procurement stage was in the award phase, with the contract signed on January 1st, 2023. The buyer organisation, Western Health & Social Care Trust, governed by public law and operating in the health sector, managed the tender.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses supplying laboratory reagents to compete for supplying SeeGene reagents & consumables for CoVID/Flu testing. Companies experienced in providing goods in the health industry, specifically laboratory reagents, would be well-suited to participate in this procurement opportunity. The tender process was initiated as a negotiated procedure due to technical reasons, indicating that businesses with expertise in supplying such specialised products could successfully engage in this tender.

## Notice

Purchase of SeeGene reagents & consumables for CoVID/Flu multiplex testing under regulation 32 5b disproportionate technical difficulties of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply of reagents for the SeeGEne system for SARS Co-V-2 and Flu A/B testing

### Procurement Information

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons Explanation: Regulation 32 5B Disproportionate Technical Difficulties

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001642-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 19 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WESTERN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST |
| Locality | LONDONDERRY |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT47 6SB |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0A Derry City and Strabane |
| Local authority | Derry City and Strabane |
| Electoral ward | Kilfennan |
| Westminster constituency | Foyle |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0 Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACCUSCIENCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33696500 - Laboratory reagents

## Release History

- 19 Jan 2023 at 10:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001642-2023
- 2 Dec 2022 at 09:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034137-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://westerntrust.hscni.net

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