Official UK procurement notice
Provision of RealStar® PCR kits
Authority: Public Health England
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPublic Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract to Altona Diagnostics for the supply of RealStar® PCR kits urgently needed to support COVID-19 testing work.
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 is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak.
The negotiated procedure without a prior publication has been used due to extreme urgency on the grounds of regulation 32(2)(c) as the purchase of RealStar® PCR kits will increase testing capacity for Covid 19 activities.
CPV: Diagnostic kits
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract with Altona Diagnostics is to cover the provision of goods which has been…Awarded
The contract with Altona Diagnostics is to cover the provision of goods which has been delivered to PHE from the start of the COVID pandemic and covers the use across multiple PHE locations and laboratories
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
- 28 Jan 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2021, 22:56 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001794- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Government must protect the health and well-being 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 Jan 2020. The WHO Director-General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 Mar 2020.
PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). This urgent requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak. A direct award has been made due to extreme urgency under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c) for the purpose of procuring these PCR test kits to support our laboratories in their studies and response.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altona Diagnostics UK Ltd | £2,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001794-2021-1 · Altona Diagnostics UK Ltd
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2020
- Value
- £2,700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Altona Diagnostics UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.