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# Provision of Testing Services and Sample Analysis

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-testing-services-and-sample-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-0291da). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Public Health England: "Provision of Testing Services and Sample Analysis". 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:** [Public Health England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/public-health-england-nhs-x25)
- **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):** Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £240,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0291da`

## 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/provision-of-testing-services-and-sample-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-0291da#tl-md)

## Description
PHE has been tasked by DHSC to urgently undertake a study to evaluate the immune response following COVID-19 vaccines as part of the National Immunisation Programme. This has been identified as a high national public health priority and a key aspect of this study requires taking 2000 samples for cellular work over a 24-month period. The UK Vaccines Taskforce have selected Oxford Immunotec as the sole supplier of T cell Testing for SARS-CoV-2 specific responses as part of the new COVID vaccine trials. Aligning PHE's study with this decision will ensure that it is consistent with the other vaccine studies performed within the UK, providing for comprehensive comparison and analysis to be carried out across all the different studies.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Oxford Immunotec will provide testing services and sample analysis to assist PHE in its evaluation of immune responses following COVID-19 vaccines used in the National Immunisation Programme.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 002675-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Oxford Immunotec Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12832`
  - Value: £240,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 002675-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £240,000
  - Signed Date: 09/02/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002675-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-09T22:56:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:54:12.072Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0291da