Official UK procurement notice
PHE_Temporary Biomedical Scientists · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Public Health England
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of temporary biomedical scientists and other medical staff.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Supply of temporary biomedical scientists and other medical staff to meet the…Awarded
Supply of temporary biomedical scientists and other medical staff to meet the Government's response to the Covid pandemic.
The requirement was from 19 March 2020 to 31 December 2020 but may be extended to 31 March 2021.
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
- Services
- 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
- 22 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-003526- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02952eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The UK Government must protect the health and wellbeing of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). This urgent requirement was in response to the COVID -19 outbreak.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TXM Healthcare LtdSMETemporary Biomedical Scientists | £510,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Temporary Biomedical Scientists · TXM Healthcare LtdSME
- Signed
- 18 Feb 2021
- Value
- £510,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TXM Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.