Published date: 18 May 2020

Last edited date: 16 March 2021

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


Closing: 29 March 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Services provided by medical laboratories - 85145000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£133,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_237869/856165

Published date

18 May 2020

Closing date

29 March 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 March 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

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

Through this contract, Randox Laboratories Ltd will build on their track record and experience of providing clinical diagnostic solutions to provide DHSC with a turnkey service for laboratory testing out of its facility in Northern Ireland. This service includes the supply of swab test kits delivered to subjects for use at home or NHS / PHE testing centres. Through the services under this contract, operations will be scaled significantly to support and contribute to the end of April national target of 100k tests per day. This scale is specific to Covid-19 testing and will increase capacity substantially.

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Award information

Awarded date

30 March 2020

Contract start date

30 March 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2020

Total value of contract

£133,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Randox Laboratories Ltd

Address

55 Diamond Road, Crumlin, County Antrim, BT29 4QY

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Department of Health & Social Care, 39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
England

Email

procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk