Supply of COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Services for Surge Capacity
Department of Health and Social Care · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Services for Surge Capacity
Awarded 29 Sep 2020
Awarded29 Sep 2020
Value£80,000.00
SupplierSystems Biology Laboratory
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 6y ago22d term
Awarded 29 Sept 2020Expired 21 Oct 2020
About
Department of Health and Social Care awarded a contract to Systems Biology Laboratory for the provision of COVID-19 testing services to cover surge requirements, along with relevant reporting and forecasting.
This contract formed part of the additional lab capacity purchased on top of the already existing lighthouse labs.
The extensions were an urgent requirement to meet a critical need for additional COVID testing within Test and Trace, with the Department relying on Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the extension.
The contract value was AUD 80,000.
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