Medicines Discovery Catapult · Awarded contract

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Supply and Delivery of COVID-19 Samples for the IMPACTT Project

Awarded 31 Jul 2021

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Awarded31 Jul 2021

Value£500,000.00

SupplierSera Laboratories International Ltd (trading as BioIVT),Immunoserv Ltd,Logical Biological,Tissue Solutions Ltd

AgencyMedicines Discovery Catapult

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryHealth & Medical

Ended 3y 3mo ago1y 12mo term

Awarded 31 July 2021Expired 30 July 2023

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Medicines Discovery Catapult awarded a contract to Sera Laboratories International Ltd (trading as BioIVT), Immunoserv Ltd, Logical Biological, and Tissue Solutions Ltd for the supply and delivery of COVID-19 samples under the IMPACTT project.

The project, in partnership with Oncimmune, aimed to create the largest severity-based COVID biobank and data registry.

The procurement was divided into two lots: Lot 1 for a Phase 1 Discovery set of up to 2,000 samples and Lot 2 for a Phase 2 Validation set of up to 1,000 samples.

This Framework Agreement was for a 24-month period, with an option to extend for a further 12 months, or until up to 3,000 samples were collected.

The total contract value was up to £500,000.00, and the contract commenced in August 2021.

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