Purchase of Rotorgene system

Concepts

• precision equipment
• uk government
• provision of rotor gene systems
• purchase of rotorgene system
• covid
• public health emergency of international concern
• pheic
• director general
• covid-19 outbreak
• world health organisation

Location

Description

The UK Government must protect the health and wellbeing of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). To respond to the recent COVID-19 outbreak Public Health England has awarded a contract to Qiagen for the provision of Rotor Gene systems to ensure continuity of the service.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.