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

A Contract Award Notice
by PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Goods)
Duration: not specified
Value: £137K

Sector: HEALTH
Published: 22 Feb 2021
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

Public Health England Salisbury

1 supplier

Tib Molbiol Syntheselabor London

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). This urgent requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak. The negotiated procedure without a prior publication has been used due to extreme urgency on the grounds of regulation 32(2)(c) as the purchase of these sequencing assays will assist in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Total Quantity or Scope

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.

Award Detail

1	Tib Molbiol Syntheselabor (London) Primers and probes for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus Reference: 003509-2021-1 Value: £136,713

Award Criteria

price

CPV Codes

33140000 - Medical consumables

Legal Justification

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). This urgent requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak. The negotiated procedure without a prior publication has been used due to extreme urgency on the grounds of regulation 32(2)(c). The e purchase of these of primers and probes, which are described by WHO for diagnostic detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by real-time RT-PCR instruments, will assist in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.