Procurement of Molecular Enteric System for UKHSA Labs with Service and Reagents

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UK Health Security Agency awarded a contract to Serosep UK for the procurement of a molecular enteric system, including service and reagents, for UKHSA's four regional Public Health Laboratories.

The contract, valued at AUD 15,036,000, was awarded through a mini-competition under the National Microbiology Framework Lot 1 (reference 5657).

The tender was open for 28 days, and three bidders responded; Serosep UK was the highest scoring supplier under the MEAT methodology.

The system will enhance capabilities to investigate outbreaks and gastrointestinal infection events by moving bacterial, parasitic, and viral investigations onto a molecular enteric solution.