Covid-19 Tecan award
Estimated value
£3.4m
Awarded value
£3.4m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
27 Apr 2020
Description
: A direct award has been made due to extreme urgency pursuant to regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) asked UK Biocentre to expand their operations to analyse swab samples to determine whether an individual has COVID-19. In order to provide this service UK Biocentre have had to urgently expand their operations and procure additional liquid handling machines from the manufacturer Tecan UK Limited.
Scope
- Reference
- MT219549
- Total value
- £3,400,000 excluding VAT
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 26 Mar 2020 to 26 Mar 2021
- CPV classifications
- 38000000
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 01 Jan 2020, 12:00 am
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£3.4m
Award date
26 Mar 2020
Contract start
26 Mar 2020
Contract end
26 Mar 2021
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 26 Mar 2020 · Contract period 26 Mar 2020 — 26 Mar 2021
Other contracts from UK Biocentre Ltd
Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
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| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecan Fluent Service and Maintenance Contract | contract | — | 13 Aug 2025 |
| High Throughput Robotic Platforms | contract | — | 07 Dec 2021 |
| Liquid Handling Robots for C-19 Testing | contract | — | 28 Jul 2021 |