Official UK procurement notice
Covid LAMP Testing Services
Authority: YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide SARS CoV 2 testing using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology across the Humber Coast and Vale Integrated Care System.
CPV: Laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1As part of the national response to the COVID 19 pandemic HM Government and DHSC have…Awarded
As part of the national response to the COVID 19 pandemic HM Government and DHSC have mandated the provision of a wide a range of diagnostic testing pathways in the UK and England.
One such pathway is the mass testing of asymptomatic staff in the NHS.
The DHSC and NHS Track and Trace have collaborated to develop rapid, high volume of SARS CoV 2 testing using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology.
York Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will act as the authority on behalf of the Humber Coast and Vale Integrated Care System to provide the scale of asymptomatic testing required by DHSC and NHS T and T.
This new testing facility will provide essential routine testing of asymptomatic NHS staff from across the York and Humber region and will constitute an essential element of the infection prevention and safeguarding strategy for the DHSC.
This contract involves the design of the service, mobilisation and operation a new testing facility located on the University of York campus in York.
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
- 15 Mar 2021, 11:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Mar 2021, 11:29 GMT
- Authority reference
STA 21-218- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005162- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029b9bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive.
The Covid-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern 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.
A key element of ensuring an effective response to the pandemic is ensuring that there is adequate testing. As part of the national response to the COVID 19 pandemic HM Government and DHSC have mandated the provision of a wide a range of diagnostic testing pathways in the UK and England.
One such pathway is the mass testing of asymptomatic staff in the NHS.
The DHSC and NHS Track and Trace have collaborated to develop rapid, high volume of SARS CoV 2 testing using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology.
York Teaching Hospital NHS Trust will act as the authority on behalf of the Humber Coast and Vale Integrated Care System to provide the scale of asymptomatic testing required by DHSC and NHS T and T.
This new testing facility will provide essential routine testing of asymptomatic NHS staff from across the York and Humber region and will constitute an essential element of the infection prevention and safeguarding strategy for the DHSC.
The Authority is satisfied the tests permitting use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:
There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: it is responding to Covid-19 immediately because of public health risks presenting a genuine emergency;
The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable.
It is not possible to comply with the timescales with the PCR due to the urgent requirement to deploy the LAMP testing service.
York Teaching Hospital has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capita Business Services Ltd | £2,675,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005162-2021-1 · Capita Business Services Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2021
- Value
- £2,675,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Capita Business Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.