Published date: 1 February 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

£216,032 to £371,056

Procurement reference

tender_314898/1170359

Published date

1 February 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

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recruits approximately 400 Gurkha Soldiers into the British Army each year.



Upon arrival in the UK, the recruits undergo health screening, helminths/parasite infections including strongyloides.


Research has shown that the presence of helminths infection (present in approximately 25% of recruits) was associated with a false negative Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) test and recommended that those who had a helminths infection should have their IGRA test repeated after treatment to exclude Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI). The implications are that a small proportion of those who are incorrectly diagnosed will go on to develop active Tuberculosis (TB).



This requirement is for the provision Helminths Screening Testing Services for the Gurkha recruitment intake of approximately 400 personnel annually for the length of the contract.

The Contractor will provide the stool specimen pots and serology tubes for each recruit plus an extra 10% in case of repeats/breakages. These should arrive at the Authority's premises at the Initial Training Centre (ITC) Catterick. For the Gurkha recruitment intake of approximately 400 personnel the MOD requires:



Stool Concentration Culture (1 x test for each Patient)



Stool Culture (1 x test for each patient)



Stool PCR (1 x test for each patient)



Strongyloides Elisa Antibody Test and frozen serum store (1 x test for each patient)

Award information

Awarded date

15 December 2022

Contract start date

1 January 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2025

Total value of contract

£216,032

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Address

Pembroke Place, Liverpool 3, L3 5QA

Reference

Companies House number: 00083405

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Thomas Rockett

Address

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

Email

thomas.rockett101@mod.gov.uk