PROVISION OF TUMOUR PROFILING TEST

Concepts

• torquay
• diagnostic supplies
• associated equipment, instruments, consumables and accessories and managed services
• point of care testing
• provision of tumour
• test
• prosigna tumour
• tests
• tumour
• oncotype dx

Location

TORBAY HOSPITAL

Description

Nice guidelines recommend Endopredict, Oncotype DX or Prosigna Tumour profiling tests to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer. Of these 3 tests it has been confirmed that Oncotype DX is the only one available under the framework, Contract Ref. Pathology and Point of Care Testing, Associated Equipment, Instruments, Consumables and Accessories and Managed Services (2019/S 212-519575). A direct award has been made to Exact Sciences for Oncotype DX for the following reason: Specialist expertise is required and only available from one source.

Total Quantity or Scope

Tumour profiling tests to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 33124130 - Diagnostic supplies

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

Nice guidelines recommend Endopredict, Oncotype DX or Prosigna Tumour profiling tests to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer. Of these 3 tests it has been confirmed that Oncotype DX is the only one available under the framework, Contract Ref. Pathology and Point of Care Testing, Associated Equipment, Instruments, Consumables and Accessories and Managed Services (2019/S 212-519575). A direct award has been made to Exact Sciences for Oncotype DX for the following reason: Specialist expertise is required and only available from one source.