Fortress Diagnostics COVID-19 Antibody Test Kits

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£750,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Jan 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Una Health Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Lateral Flow Devices for Covid-19 Testing

CPV: Diagnostic kits

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Feb 2021, 18:02 GMT
Last source update: 11 Feb 2021, 18:02 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-002841
Classification (CPV): Diagnostic kits
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029280 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication. 1. On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organisation declared a COVID-19 pandemic with the associated serious risk posed to life. 2. As part of those arrangements, it needs to acquire product in order to implement the large-scale antibody testing programme necessary to build a profile of the spread of COVID-19 and to prevent further loss of human life, to allow the population to return to work safely. Relevant to its procurement strategy is the efficient use of the capacity of the test instruments it already has installed at laboratories throughout the UK.3. DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii)) are met:A. The works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator as competition is absent for technical reasons: Fortress device is the only approved device and Una Health is the UK Exclusive distributor.B. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists – The Fortress device is the only lateral flow antibody device approved for use outside a clinical setting by the MHRA.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £750,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Jan 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Una Health LtdSME	£750,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002841-2021-1 · Una Health LtdSME
Signed
12 Jan 2021
Value
£750,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Una Health LimitedAwarded supplier6947754 Unit 3 Scotia Road Business Park, Stoke-On-Trent, England, Stoke-On-Trent, UK, ST6 4HN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.