Contract award · 23 Jan 2020

Primers and probes for diagnostic detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Public Health England awarded “Primers and probes for diagnostic detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus” to TIB Molbiol Syntheselabor GmbH for £137k on 23 Jan 2020. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionMedical equipment & pharmaceuticalsSouth West

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
£136,713
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medical consumables (CPV 33140000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date23 Jan 2020
  2. Published22 Feb 2021Published 396 days after the contract date

Description

The requirement is for the provision of primers and probes described by WHO for diagnostic detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by real-time RT-PCR instruments. The contract was required from 31 January 2020 to 17 April 2020.

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