Contract award · 21 Apr 2020

Serology - Rapid Antibody Test kits

Department of Health and Social Care awarded “Serology - Rapid Antibody Test kits” to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Limited for £62.5m.

No competitionMedical equipment & pharmaceuticalsLondon

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
Department of Health and Social Care · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£62,500,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Diagnostic devices (CPV 33124100)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date21 Apr 2020
  2. Published27 Jan 2021Published 281 days after the contract date

Description

For the supply of - Serology - Rapid Antibody Test kits. Additional information: This is no longer a live contract, this notice has been published for information purposes only.

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