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# Mass Testing with Lateral Flow Antigen Testing Devices - Mobile Spokes

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mass-testing-with-lateral-flow-antigen-testing-devices-mobile-spokes-ocds-h6vhtk-029534). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Birmingham City Council: "Mass Testing with Lateral Flow Antigen Testing Devices - Mobile Spokes". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Birmingham City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-city-council-ons-e08000025)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Technical testing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,067,352 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029534`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mass-testing-with-lateral-flow-antigen-testing-devices-mobile-spokes-ocds-h6vhtk-029534#tl-md)

## Description
The nature of this pandemic and the pace of interventions required has led the Council to quickly develop a hub and spoke model for delivery of rapid result testing in a targeted and scaled way to contain the spread of the virus and reduce transmission in higher risk population groups. 
The aim of this critical service is to capture data about levels of asymptomatic infection in target areas of Birmingham to reduce infection rates and particularly avoid further spread to vulnerable citizens that may develop a serious infection.
This contract is to address high prevalence communities as identified by epidemiology and is delivered by mobile testing services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 71632000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the provision of a mobile lateral flow device testing service.

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003532-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **GPDQ Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-6368`
  - Value: £1,067,352 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003532-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,067,352
  - Signed Date: 21/12/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003532-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-22T23:38:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:14:41.950Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029534