Published date: 31 March 2021

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


Closing: 1 December 2019, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£311,545

Procurement reference

tender_238968/947438

Published date

31 March 2021

Closing date

1 December 2019

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 December 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service 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.

PHE has made purchases from Keystream Group Ltd for the provision of ICT staff.

Emergency purchases of laboratory products, temporary staffing etc had to be made to assist Public Health England support the Government in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Due to the emergency nature of these purchases, no formal contract was awarded but PHE's Purchase Order formed the contract. An example Purchase Order is attached.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

1 December 2019

Contract start date

1 December 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£311,545

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Keystream Group Ltd

Address

19 Abbots Business Park, Primrose Hill, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 8FR

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Public Health England, Wellington House , 133-155 Waterloo Road, London
London
SE1 8UG
England

Email

bravo@phe.gov.uk