Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Tasso SST M20 kits and Adapters
Authority: Public Health England
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPublic Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract to Tasso Incorporation for the supply of SST M20 kits and adapters urgently needed to support COVID-19 work.
PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004).
The length of this contract is for one year.
CPV: Venepuncture, blood sampling devices
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This single tender action request is for the purpose of procuring TASSO SST kits and…Awarded
This single tender action request is for the purpose of procuring TASSO SST kits and adaptors.
The device is to be used for surveillance studies across the country to understand and control the spread of COVID-19.
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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001586- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028d88Find 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
The Government must protect the health and well-being of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 Jan 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 Mar 2020.
PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004).
This urgent requirement is in response to the COVID -19 outbreak. A direct award has been made due to extreme urgency under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c) for the purpose of procuring self-sampling blood bits kits for COVID-19 surveillance studies which the Immunisation and Countermeasures department has been instructed to undertake by PHE and DHSC.
The kits will be used for surveillance studies in educational, care homes, community, and public health research studies settings.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasso Incorporation | £772,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Tasso SST M20 kits and Adapters · Tasso Incorporation
- Signed
- 22 Jan 2021
- Value
- £772,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tasso IncorporationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.