Contract award · 24 Dec 2020

Contract for the supply of raw materials for manufacture of lateral flow tests

Department of Health and Social Care awarded “Contract for the supply of raw materials for manufacture of lateral flow tests” to SureScreen Diagnostics Ltd for £5.3m on 24 Dec 2020. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionMedical equipment & pharmaceuticals London

BuyerDepartment of Health and Social Care

Value £5.3m

WinnerSureScreen Diagnostics Ltd 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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier: SureScreen Diagnostics Ltd SME
Value: £5,300,000
Procedure: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector: Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Diagnostic kits (CPV 33141625)
Region: London
Official notice: 001381-2021 on Find a Tender
Timeline: Contract date24 Dec 2020

Published22 Jan 2021Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

Contract for the supply of raw materials for manufacture of lateral flow tests including Nitrocellulose, Sample and Sink Pad membrane, Conjugate Pad and Reagents