Who Won It

Contract award · 13 Mar 2020

PHE_ Purchase of Genesig® Real-Time PCR Coronavirus CE IVD Kit

Public Health England awarded “PHE_ Purchase of Genesig® Real-Time PCR Coronavirus CE IVD Kit” to Primerdesign Ltd for £983k on 13 Mar 2020. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionMedical equipment & pharmaceuticalsLondon

BuyerPublic Health England
Value £983k
WinnerPrimerdesign 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
Public Health England · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Primerdesign Ltd SME
Value
£983,456
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medicinal products for obstructive airway diseases (CPV 33673000)
Region
London
Official notice
001410-2021 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Mar 2020
  2. Published22 Jan 2021Published 315 days after the contract date

Description

1,168 x Genesig® Real-Time PCR Coronavirus CE IVD kits and some other reagents for use as part of UK Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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