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# Procurement of Kitting Automation Equipment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-kitting-automation-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02ded5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "Procurement of Kitting Automation Equipment". Published status: active. Published Value: £30,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Oct 2021, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: health.atamis.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Published Value:** £30,000,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 October 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electromechanical equipment, Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing and associated parts, Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-kitting-automation-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02ded5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ded5`

## 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/procurement-of-kitting-automation-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02ded5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health.atamis.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.atamis.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-kitting-automation-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-02ded5#participate

## Description
The Department of Health & Social Care has set up the Test & Trace Programme to address the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.  As part of the Mass Testing programme, the Test & Trace Programme produces PCR and LAMP test kits.  Currently, these diagnostic test kits are produced in a largely manual fashion.  The Test & Trace programme is seeking to establish a fully automated capability to produce diagnostic test-kits at large scale.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 42200000, 42990000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £30,000,000
- **Description:** The Department of Health & Social Care has set up the Test & Trace Programme to address the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.  The purpose of the Test and Trace programme is: •	Saving Lives (rapid testing for anyone with symptoms)•	Protecting the ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022374-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-09T10:45:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:32:00.356Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ded5