Supply of COVID-19 Test Kits, Assays, Reagents, Training Material, and Support to the Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of COVID-19 Test Kits, Assays, Reagents, Training Material, and Support to the Department of Health and Social Care
Awarded 20 Apr 2020
Awarded20 Apr 2020
Value£27,996,352.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 6y 4mo ago3mo term
Awarded 20 Apr 2020Expired 19 July 2020
About
The Department of Health and Social Care awarded a contract to Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited for the supply of test kits, assays, reagents, training material, and support.
This contract was awarded under extreme urgency provisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020 and characterised as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
The contract value is £27,996,352.
The purpose was to rapidly expand COVID-19 testing for NHS and other key workers to enable non-infected staff to return to work, supporting the Government's plans announced on 27 March 2020.
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