Contract award · 1 Sep 2020

PHE_Scientific_Provision for purchase of various bespoke Covid-19 surveillance kits

Public Health England awarded “PHE_Scientific_Provision for purchase of various bespoke Covid-19 surveillance kits” to Danvers International for £334k on 1 Sep 2020. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionMedical equipment & pharmaceuticalsSouth West

Value £334k
WinnerDanvers International SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Public Health England · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£334,320
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Diagnostic kits (CPV 33141625)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Sep 2020
  2. Published21 Jan 2021Published 142 days after the contract date

Description

This single tender action request is for the purpose of procuring various bespoke COVID-19 kits for COVID-19 surveillance studies which the Immunisation and Countermeasures department has been instructed to undertake by PHE and DHSC. The kits will be used for public health surveillance studies in educational settings, care homes, cruise ships, community settings, public health research studies

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