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Published 30 Jun 2021, 17:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Second Variation Agreement to the contract for the provision of goods and services to support the UK Covid-19 Testing Strategy

Official notice

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

Services
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£114,150,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Jan 2021
Awarded to Uk Biocentre Ltd
Contract term 1 yr 3 moends 14 Jun 2021 · starts 25 Mar 2020

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Labour and equipment to accommodate end point PCR - £1,179,565End point PCR running… 1 yr 3 mo

Labour and equipment to accommodate end point PCR - £1,179,565End point PCR running costs - £31.05m

Contract period: 25 Mar 2020 – 14 Jun 2021 (1 yr 3 mo)
Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Jun 2021, 17:55 BST
Last source update
30 Jun 2021, 17:55 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014990
Classification (CPV)
Services provided by medical laboratories
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c202 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Mar 2020 → 30 Jun 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Contract starts
    25 Mar 2020
  2. Notice published
    30 Jun 2021, 17:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £114,150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jan 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Uk Biocentre Ltd£114,150,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 014990-2021-C13789-1 · Uk Biocentre Ltd

    Signed
    7 Jan 2021
    Value
    £114,150,000
    Period
    24 Aug 2020 – 14 Jun 2021
    Status
    active
    • Change Works and additional operational costs to facilitate the use of ultra-high throughput ePCR to support the National Testing Programme.Labour and equipment to accommodate end point PCR - £1,179,565End point PCR running costs - £31.05m, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The modifications were undertaken pursuant to Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. As part of the national testing programme, new high throughput ePCR technology was required in order to meet national demand for testing services. Previous proof of concept activity undertaken by UK Biocentre in its Milton Keynes lab means that it had LGC machines already installed and existing experience of operation of ePCR. Moving the ePCR services to a new facility for a period which is potentially less than a year would cause significant inconvenience and/or substantial duplication of costs for DHSC. The increase in price from the modification does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral Government 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • UK Biocentre LimitedAwarded supplier07618653 Units 1 & 2, Spectrum Way Adswood, Stockport, Cheshire, UK, SK3 0SA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.