Contract award · 16 Mar 2020

Provision of Oral Swabs

Public Health England awarded “Provision of Oral Swabs” to Malvern Medical Developments Ltd for £132k on 16 Mar 2020. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionMedical equipment & pharmaceuticalsSouth West

Value £132k

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
£132,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medical consumables (CPV 33140000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date16 Mar 2020
  2. Published19 Feb 2021Published 340 days after the contract date

Description

Public Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract for the provision of saliva collection devices. The swabs will be used for testing the presence of a range of pathogens and suitable for the collection of crevicular fluid for laboratory processing. The procurement of these saliva collection devices will support work of PHE National Infections Service (NIS). The contract is for 3 years with two options to extend by 12 months each.

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