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Published 16 Mar 2021, 19:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Lateral Flow Testing Kits

Official notice

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

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureAccelerated
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 16 Feb 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In light of the urgent requirement and as part of national measures to deal with the covid-19 pandemic, DHSC has a requirement for the supply of Lateral Flow Testing Kits. The procurement has appointed bidders to the framework.

CPV: Diagnostic devices · Diagnostic kits · Diagnostic supplies · Immuno-analysis devices · Medical consumables

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
54 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1In light of the urgent requirement and as part of national measures to deal with the…Awarded

In light of the urgent requirement and as part of national measures to deal with the covid-19 pandemic, DHSC has a requirement for the supply of Lateral Flow Testing Kits. The procurement was undertaken on an accelerated basis (Regulation 27(5) PCR). The procurement appointed bidders tothe framework. Additional information: The framework segments bids into lots, which are defined by Pack size (number of tests per kit /innerbox). Appointment onto a given lot is subject to the criteria stated in the procurement documents.

Delivery: UK
33124100 Diagnostic devices33124130 Diagnostic supplies33127000 Immuno-analysis devices33140000 Medical consumables

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • 1. Clarification: Porton Down Validation, CE Marking, Right to Distribute: Pass/Fail
  • 2. Technical: Swab, Labelling and Packaging requirements: Pass/Fail
  • 3. Number of Tests per Box: Priority Ranking
  • 4. Test Characteristics: Sample collection method, administration method and individual tested: Priority Ranking
  • 5. Price: Ex-Works Price per Test and Logistics Cost per Test: Priority Ranking
What this means for your bid
  • “Lateral Flow Testing Kits” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Mar 2021, 19:44 GMT
Last source update
16 Mar 2021, 19:44 GMT
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005353
Accelerated

This procurement used an accelerated timetable in accordance with Regulation 27(5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to the current state of urgency faced by DHSC in implementing measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Classification (CPV)
Diagnostic devicesDiagnostic kitsDiagnostic suppliesImmuno-analysis devicesMedical consumables
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029c5a Find a Tender

Publisher note: The framework was entered into on 16th February 2021.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 54
Contracts signed 5latest 16 Feb 2021

5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 005353-2021-1

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 005353-2021-2

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 005353-2021-3

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 005353-2021-4

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 005353-2021-5

    Signed
    16 Feb 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
54bids———

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 CourtMediation bodyReview body LondonContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.