Published date: 14 October 2021

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


Closing: 25 June 2021, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments - 38900000

  • System quality assurance assessment and review services - 72225000

  • General personnel services for the government - 75131100

    • Provision of services to the community - 75200000

    • Project-management services other than for construction work - 79421000

    • Project-supervision services other than for construction work - 79421100

    • Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000

    • Supply services of medical personnel - 79625000

    • Personnel-training services - 79632000

    • Medical education services - 80320000

    • Safety education services - 80330000

    • Training services - 80500000

    • Health training services - 80561000

    • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

    • Services provided by medical personnel - 85141000

    • Medical analysis services - 85148000

Location of contract

Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, England

Value of contract

£386,584,484

Procurement reference

CF-0398300D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

14 October 2021

Closing date

25 June 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

14 September 2021

Contract end date

13 September 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

The Department of Health and Social Care has tendered for a 4-year UK-wide Framework to cover Assisted Testing requirements for the Authority (DHSC and other Contracting Authorities). This Framework is for the provision of Assisted Testing Services to support the Authority with outbreaks of viruses or diseases that require a testing programme. As part of this Framework the Government's Test and Trace Programme aims to deliver a comprehensive Assisted Testing Services across all four nations. The fully managed Assisted Testing Services are for any type of test site or location across the UK allowing for any test devices or technologies. The Services incl. but are not limited to the provision of Assisted Testing Services, training of own workforce or third parties, support of pilots and service evaluation of test devices, SOP development and deployment of the different roles individually.
The Framework Value for the 4-year term of £386.6m has been estimated according to a series of Forecast Scenarios for both DHSC and other participating bodies, these are based upon actual requirements or historical requests. DHSC has estimated a deliberately high value on the basis of a declining demand approach plus contingency, allowing for the possibility of one or more additional pandemic waves and/or the increased prevalence of a vaccine-resistant variants or other viruses/diseases that may potentially require a planned health response.

The estimated values per Lot are indicative only as the Authority cannot predict with any certainty which Lots may be used for requirements. The Authority therefore reserves the right to go beyond the estimated value of a Lot where there is underspend on another Lot(s) and provided always that the Authority remains within the overall Framework value.

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Award information

Awarded date

14 September 2021

Contract start date

14 September 2021

Contract end date

13 September 2025

Total value of contract

£386,584,484

This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.

IQVIA LTD

Address

3 Forbury Place, 23 Forbury Road, Reading, RG1 3JH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Sodexo Limited

Address

1 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited

Address

Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1DT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Abbott Toxicology Limited

Address

21 Blacklands Way, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdon, OX14 1DY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Tania Hess

Address

Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HX
GB

Email

Tania.Hess@dhsc.gov.uk