Award of Home Antibody Testing Service for COVID-19 to Thriva Limited
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Home Antibody Testing Service for COVID-19 to Thriva Limited
Awarded 05 Jul 2021
Awarded05 Jul 2021
Value£124,400,000.00
SupplierThriva Limited
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 3y 10mo ago1y 6mo term
Awarded 5 July 2021Expired 5 Jan 2023
About
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) awarded a contract to Thriva Limited for a comprehensive, end-to-end capillary blood testing service to detect the presence of antibodies generated against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the blood.
This was the only at-home testing capability not drawing on resource-intensive phlebotomy and NHS capacity.
The contract value was £124,400,000.
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