Published date: 6 May 2021

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


Closing: 14 December 2020, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical equipments - 33100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£203,487

Procurement reference

tender_97355/959371

Published date

6 May 2021

Closing date

14 December 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

16 December 2020

Contract end date

10 December 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The UK Government must protect the health and wellbeing of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.

PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). This urgent requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak.

This contract has been awarded to TECAN UK Ltd via the PHE Public Health Microbiology Framework Ltd to increase the capacity for testing for COVID-19, increase the range of parameters that can be tested, and to provide further capacity to COVID-19 due to the increased testing to support schools, care homes and prisons.

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Award information

Awarded date

16 December 2020

Contract start date

16 December 2020

Contract end date

10 December 2023

Total value of contract

£203,487

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

TECAN UK Ltd

Address

Theale Court, 11-13 High-Street, Theale, Reading, RG7 5AH, United Kingdom

Reference

Companies House number: 2027512

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5EQ
England

Email

nirula.sethi@phe.gov.uk