Published date: 3 January 2023

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


Closing: 5 December 2022, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical analysis services - 85148000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£276,595.20

Procurement reference

tender_317792/1162326

Published date

3 January 2023

Closing date

5 December 2022

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 January 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

1.The Ministry of Defence (MOD) ("the Authority") recruits approximately 400 Gurkha
soldiers into the British Army each year.
2.Upon arrival in the UK, to begin training as British soldiers the recruits undergo health
immigration screening which due to their origin in Nepal needs to include screening
for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI).
REQUIREMENT
3.The requirement is for the provision of Tuberculosis (TB) testing using the T SPOT®.TB assay.
4. The number of tests required will be approximately 400 Gurkha and 1280 Foreign and
Commonwealth recruits per annum. Initial testing is anticipated to commence in Jan 23 and
will be repeated annually thereafter until the end of the contract.
4.Research shows that the initial test may be obscured by presence of other conditions
which may affect up to approximately 25% of the recruit population. Individuals
where this may be the case will require to be retested subsequent to treatment of
their conditions. The Authority therefore requires this contract to cover the retesting
of a subset of the recruit population estimated at up to 70 individuals, at a later date
to be agreed between the Designated Officer and the Contractor.
5.The Authority will contact the contractor and inform them of the dates of the Intake and
how many recruits they are expecting.

Award information

Awarded date

22 December 2022

Contract start date

1 January 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2025

Total value of contract

£276,595.20

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Oxford Immunotec Ltd

Address

143 Park Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SE

Reference

Companies House number: 04516079

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Defence Medical Services, Whittington, Coltman House
Lichfield
WS14 9PY
England

Email

thomas.rockett101@mod.gov.uk