Published date: 25 May 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables - 33141000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£474,000

Procurement reference

MT219630

Published date

25 May 2020

Closing date

1 January 2020

Contract start date

23 April 2020

Contract end date

23 October 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

UK Biobank ("UKB") is conducting a study of seroprevalence of COVID 19 in the population of up to 20,000 of its participants and their adult children and grandchildren (the "Study"). The Study (which is funded for an initial period of 6 months by the Department of Health and Social Care) aims to collect blood samples from study participants each month for an initial period of six months and measure these samples to assess the extent of previous infection with the SARS CoV 2 coronavirus (by measuring blood antibodies) in different locations and age groups across the UK. In order to enable the Study, UKB needed a supplier to provide testing kits which could be mailed to study participants and safely returned to UKB's laboratory in Cheadle before testing. There was an urgent need to secure supply of kits (which are globally in high demand) to enable the study to go ahead without delay. Med DX were identified as a supplier who were able to provide these kits to enable the Study to commence within the required urgent timeframe.

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Award information

Awarded date

23 April 2020

Contract start date

23 April 2020

Contract end date

23 October 2020

Total value of contract

£474,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

MedDX

Address

Unit 3, Skylon Place, Hursey Road, Rotherwas

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrea Howard

Address

1-2 Spectrum Way, Adswood
Stockport
SK3 0SA
England

Telephone

+44 1614755386

Email

andrea.howard@ukbiobank.ac.uk

Website

http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk