Provision of RealStar® PCR Kits for COVID-19 Testing by Public Health England
Public Health England · Awarded contract
AwardedProvision of RealStar® PCR Kits for COVID-19 Testing by Public Health England
Awarded 04 Dec 2020
Awarded04 Dec 2020
Value£2,700,000.00
SupplierAltona Diagnostics UK Ltd
AgencyPublic Health England
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 5y 7mo ago4mo term
Awarded 4 Dec 2020Expired 30 Mar 2021
About
Public Health England awarded a contract to Altona Diagnostics UK Ltd for the provision of RealStar® PCR kits to increase testing capacity for COVID-19 activities.
The contract, valued at £2,700,000, was procured through a negotiated procedure without prior publication due to extreme urgency under regulation 32(2)(c), in response to the COVID-19 outbreak declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020 and characterised as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
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