Who Won It

Contract award · 19 Mar 2020

Provision of Postal Testing Kits to Allow Testing for COVID19

Public Health England awarded “Provision of Postal Testing Kits to Allow Testing for COVID19” to Saving Lives for £500k on 19 Mar 2020. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionPublic administration & defence servicesLondon

BuyerPublic Health England
Value £500k
WinnerSaving Lives

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
Saving Lives
Value
£500,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Public administration & defence services · Administrative healthcare services (CPV 75122000)
Region
London
Official notice
001913-2021 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date19 Mar 2020
  2. Published29 Jan 2021Published 316 days after the contract date

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Provision of Postal Testing Kits to Allow Testing for COVID19

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