Published date: 14 January 2020

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


Closing: 22 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administrative healthcare services - 75122000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_223318/828527

Published date

14 January 2020

Closing date

22 November 2019

Contract start date

2 December 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Contracts Finder Notice

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Public Health England (PHE) is seeking to commission an external partner with an existing system and / or capability to deliver an opioid and new psychoactive substances (NPS) clinical harms surveillance programme. The programme will:

- rapidly detect any incident involving synthetic opioids in the heroin or cocaine markets;
- monitor the emergence of a synthetic opioid market as seen in North America;
- identify health harms associated with toxicity from emerging/new NPS, such as synthetic cannabinoids.

More information

Additional text

Proposals should be emailed to jade.palmer@phe.gov.uk and include the following documentation / information:

1. supporting statement setting out and establishing suitability to undertake the project, including evidence of national/international work within the field of laboratory analysis of illicit drugs/clinical toxicology and programme management;
2. project outline with details of methodology including proposed strategy for laboratory analysis (offering the most cost-effective options most likely to ensure signals are picked up), timescales, and risks;
3. budget (including detailed breakdown of spend);
4. project team CVs.
Word count (excluding project team CVs and budget) is a max of 4,000 words.

Award information

Awarded date

30 November 2019

Contract start date

2 December 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£70,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Newcastle University

Address

Newcastle

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jade Palmer

Address

Manor Farm Road, Porton Down
Salisbury
SP4 0JG
England

Telephone

01980619960

Email

Jade.Palmer@phe.gov.uk