Published date: 17 September 2021

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Awarded contract (published 14 April 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Administrative healthcare services - 75122000

Location of contract

SE1 8UG

Value of contract

£0 to £99,676

Procurement reference

CF-0357200D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

17 September 2021

Closing date

12 July 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

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.
The programme will involve laboratory testing of biological samples from A&E patients around the UK who have been treated for adverse reactions to illicit drugs. Participating A&E departments will take and submit biological samples from suitable patients. These samples will be toxicologically analysed and assessed, alongside other intelligence sources. Any emerging trends and signals of interest will be reported to PHE to ensure that drug health harms are identified and acted upon promptly.

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Award information

Awarded date

6 September 2021

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2022

Total value of contract

£99,676

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Newcastle University

Address

King's Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jade Palmer

Address

Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
GB

Telephone

01980619960

Email

Jade.Palmer@phe.gov.uk