Clinical Validation of Mass Spectrometry for COVID-19 Testing

Awarded 05 Feb 2021

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Awarded05 Feb 2021
Value£75,787.11
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 5y 7mo ago2mo term
Awarded 5 Feb 2021Expired 26 Mar 2021

Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) awarded a contract to Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust for clinical validation services regarding the use of mass spectrometry for COVID-19 testing.

The contract involved validating that mass spectrometry can act as a diagnostic screen for patient samples from NHS test centres, specifically validating P1 to a clinical standard, and validating the workflow to certain specifications such as turnaround time.

The contract value was AUD 75,787.11.

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