Supply of anti-body contact tracing support

A Contract Award Notice
by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: £569K

Sector: TECHNOLOGY
Published: 15 Feb 2021
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

Department of Health & Social Care London

1 supplier

First Derivatives Newry

Description

Supporting existing PHE labs for data anlaysis support for contact tracing.

Award Detail

1	First Derivatives (Newry) Reference: 003044-2021-1 Value: £568,701

Award Criteria

price

CPV Codes

72316000 - Data analysis services

Legal Justification

The Government must protect the health and well-being 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 Jan 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 Mar 2020.COVID-19 is serious and its consequences pose a risk to life. Cabinet Office published PPN 01/20: Responding to COVID-19 on procuring with extreme urgency in March 2020 which states that contracting authorities may enter into contracts withoutcompeting or advertising the requirement where certain tests are met.1) There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency as there is a significant public health risk requiring immediate action as a result of COVID-19 2) The COVID-19 situation is novel and the Contracting Authority could not have reasonably foreseen these events3) It is not possible to comply with the timescales of another procedure due to the urgent requirement to obtain the services required for antibody testing being contracted for. Additionally, there are many buyers competing for the same supplies. It is imperative that security of supply is maintained. Demand for equipment is high and there is little or no incentive for suppliers to participate in competitive procurement procedures.