---
title: "Procurement of External Quality Assurance for Molecular Diagnostics"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038c53"
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buyer: "BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST"
published: "2022-12-09"
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# Procurement of External Quality Assurance for Molecular Diagnostics

Buyer: BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038c53

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## Summary

The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has completed a procurement process for the accreditation of External Quality Assurance for Molecular Diagnostics. The trust is located in Belfast, United Kingdom, and the procurement falls under the health and social work services category. The procurement method used was negotiated without publication of a contract notice, with the award already active as of 9th December 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in providing quality assurance services for molecular diagnostics. Due to the absence of competition for technical reasons, the trust specifically selected the supplier External Quality Assurance for Molecular Diagnostics. Companies with expertise in this niche area are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The awarded contract has a value of £125,000 in GBP.

## Notice

The procurement of accreditation for External Quality Assurance for Molecular Diagnostics

### Procurement Information

Competition is absent for technical reasons as QCMD are the accrediting body for these molecular diagnostic tests.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034958-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 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 | £125,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT9 7AB |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Blackstaff |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 9 Dec 2022 at 15:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034958-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/
- https://www.qcmd.org/index.php?pageId=45&pageVersion=EN

## Provenance

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