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Published 22 Jun 2021, 13:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TSDFT - COVID TEST KITS · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2021no call for competition
Awarded to Cepheid

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SUPPLY OF COVID DIAGNOSTIC TESTING KITS. THE TOTAL VALUE STATED REPRESENTS AN ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE. ACTUAL EXPENDITURE MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER DEPENDENT ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KITS REQUIRED AND SUPPLIED BASED ON EVOLVING DEMAND.

CPV: Diagnostic kits

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1SUPPLY OF COVID DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THE TOTAL VALUE STATED EPRESENTS AN EXSTIMATE OF…Awarded

SUPPLY OF COVID DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THE TOTAL VALUE STATED EPRESENTS AN EXSTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE. ACTUAL EXPENDITURE MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER DEPENDENT ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KITS REQUIRED AND SUPPLIED BASED ON EVOLVING DEMAND.

Delivery: UK, South West · TORBAY HOSPITAL

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Jun 2021, 13:21 BST
Last source update
22 Jun 2021, 13:21 BST
Authority reference
TSDFT/691/21
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014189
Classification (CPV)
Diagnostic kits
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bee0 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY IS PART OF A UKAS ACREDDITED TRIAL FOR THESE TESTS. CONTINUITY IS REQUIRED FOR TRIAL PURPOSES.

Publisher note: THE ITEMS REQUIRED ARE TO ASSIST THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 COMPATABILITY WITH EXISITNG TESTING PLATFORM IS REQUIRED. THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY HAS UKAS ACREDITATION FOR A CLINICAL TRIAL INVOLVING THIS KIT AND CONTINUITY IS REQUIRED FOR TRIAL PURPOSES.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cepheid£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • TSDFT - COVID TEST KITS · Cepheid

    Signed
    1 Apr 2021
    Value
    £500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityHealth Acute Trusts, TORQUAY, South West, South west regionContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CEPHEID UK LTDAwarded supplier NEPTUNE HOUSE, MERCURY BUSINESS PARK, WOODBURN GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, South East, HP100HHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.