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title: "TB Testing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047dd1"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS ICB"
published: "2024-07-16"
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# TB Testing

Buyer: NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047dd1

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## Summary

The procurement process involved the NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB, which conducted a tender for the provision of TB Testing services. The contract, titled "TB Testing," falls under the health services industry category. The procurement stage was at the award stage, with the contract being awarded to the supplier Revvity. The tender was of limited procurement method detail, under an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract value was £2,976, and the contract was signed on June 26, 2024.

This public procurement contract for TB Testing services awarded to Revvity presents an opportunity for businesses providing blood analysis services to compete. The urgency of the contract was driven by the high risk of TB infection spread in a workplace setting. Businesses offering rapid tuberculosis diagnostics services could benefit from similar tenders in the health sector. The contract signing on June 26, 2024, indicates the need for swift and efficient service delivery, making it suitable for businesses capable of providing high-quality and timely testing services.

## Notice

The one off service provision is required to undertake blood tests to screen a group of individuals, identified by UKSHA, as being at risk of TB infection due to workplace contact. The most relevant CPV code is thought to be 85111810-1 for blood analysis services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Urgent TB screening requirement due to the high risk of spread of TB infection identified in a workplace situation, being a fast food outlet with high levels of public throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort is tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider infection and spread. This contract is awarded due to an urgent circumstance. Current service providers for TB screening do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB, consequently blood tests and processing needed to be outsourced. The lifetime value of the contract is PS2,976 for screening of all impacted staff on a single day, 26th June 2024. Additional information: Our current service providers for TB do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB. They can provide clinical support with regards to symptom checking and urgent referrals if necessary but the blood tests and processing need to be outsourced. The urgency is to the infectious nature of TB and the workplace situation being a fast food outlet with high levels of public throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort are tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider spread. The provider selected supplies an on request national service for rapid tuberculosis diagnostics via blood test*. They are one of two organisations providing the service, with the other covering only London. Clinical recommendation for screening and possible use of this provider from UKSHA. *The T-SPOT TB blood test is able to identify latent infections which, if left undiagnosed and untreated, may lead to active disease and further transmission to others.

### Procurement Information

There are limited occasions where relevant authorities may need to act urgently and award or modify contracts to address immediate risks to patient or public safety. These circumstances include where: * a new service needs to be arranged rapidly in an unforeseen emergency or local, regional or national crisis, e.g., to deal with a pandemic * urgent quality/safety concerns pose risks to patients or the public and necessitate rapid changes * an existing provider is suddenly unable to provide services under an existing contract (for example, a provider becomes insolvent or experiences a sudden lack of critical workforce) and a new provider needs to be found. THE CIRCUMSTANCES ABOVE ARE MET. In urgent situations, relevant authorities may make the following decisions without following the steps required under this regime: * re-award contracts held by the existing provider(s) * award contract(s) for new services * award contract(s) for considerably changed services * make contract modifications (without limitation). THE SECOND BULLET POINT ABOVE IS REQUIRED IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. An urgent award or modification must only be made by a relevant authority when all the below apply: * the award or modification must be made urgently * the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and is not attributable to the relevant authority * delaying the award of the contract to conduct a full application of the regime would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. THE CIRCUMSTANCES ABOVE ARE MET. justification for using the urgent circumstances exemption: The current service providers for TB do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB. The urgency is to the infectious nature of TB and the workplace situation being a fast food outlet with high levels of public throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort are tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider spread.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021887-2024 |
| 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 | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,976 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS ICB |
| Locality | WOKING |
| Post town | Kingston upon Thames |
| Postcode | KT22 9AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ26 East Surrey |
| Local authority | Mole Valley |
| Electoral ward | Leatherhead South |
| Westminster constituency | Epsom and Ewell |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111810 - Blood analysis services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2024 at 14:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021887-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.surreyheartlands.org
- https://www.revvity.com/gb-en

## Provenance

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