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Regular Asymptomatic Testing in NI Special Educational Needs Schools

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Tenderline Synopsis: Education Authority NI: "Regular Asymptomatic Testing in NI Special Educational Needs Schools". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEducation Authority NI
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Statuscomplete
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Published29 Jan 2021, 16:08 GMT
Last source update29 Jan 2021, 16:08 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth services
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-028ea5
What is being bought
Regular Asymptomatic Testing in NI Special Educational Needs Schools
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Jan 2021, 16:08 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    29 Jan 2021, 16:08 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    29 Jan 2021, 16:08 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
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    Regular Asymptomatic Testing in NI Special Educational Needs Schools
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    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    29 Jan 2021, 16:08 GMT
  2. Award active
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  3. Contract active
    Signed 28 Jan 2021, 00:00 GMT · £1,430,000
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Queens University Belfast
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Contract
£1,430,000 · signed 28 Jan 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
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Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Education Authority NI

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1727
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  • Education Authority NI
    buyer

    40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQ
    educationresource.procure@eani.org.uk

  • Queens University Belfast
    supplier

    University Road, Belfast, UKN, BT7 1NN
    info@qub.ac.uk

  • The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures.
    reviewBody

    Belfast
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Procedure rationaleThe weekly asymptomatic testing service of 10,000 special school staff (teaching, non-teaching and ancillary) and students with special educational needs is urgently required due to the emergency situation regarding Covid-19 within Special Educational Needs schools in Northern Ireland and will ensure that these schools can remain open during the current period of restrictions. The service will run in all 39 Special Educational Needs schools within Northern Ireland from February 2021 to the end of June 2021. The samples will be tested using the direct LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) method as this is a viable and readily available deliverable method and is less invasive for children in Special Educational Needs schools and therefore uptake is likely to be maximised and testing objectives met. Queen’s University Belfast is part of the UK national plan for testing and is the only laboratory that is accredited within Northern Ireland to provide all elements of the testing service including the requirement for the testing to be turned around with results within several hours. The aim of this service is to find asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic cases so they can be isolated along with their contacts, therefore reducing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in the school settings, and consequently the wider community. Special Educational Needs schools are remaining open during the current period of restrictions, and while children, even those with significant underlying medical conditions, do not generally become very unwell if they contract COVID-19, some children in Special Educational Needs schools have extremely complex medical needs and all possible steps must be taken to protect them from COVID-19. Any infection can be serious for them as their baseline condition is so fragile. The provision of this service will also contribute to reducing the rate of infections in Special Educational Needs Schools as regular testing will identify cases either before they are symptomatic, or asymptomatic cases, allowing immediate self-isolation, thereby reducing the potential for wider transmission, both within the school and in the contact groups of pupils and staff.