Surge Laboratory Capacity in the event of a Health Emergency
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
07 May 2025
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Description
PMEN to understand UK's laboratory testing capacity, this information will be used in planning for being able to prepare, respond and build for future health threats At this stage there are no firm plans to initiate a competition for Surge Lab Capacity, this PMEN is solely for planning purposes. Any subsequent procurement will be preceded by the relevant notices and additional supplier engagement.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-050d89
- Total value
- Above the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 03 Nov 2025 to 31 Oct 2028
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 71900000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Supply Chain Mapping | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Resilient Performance and Business Continuity | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Interoperability - Data Sharing, LIMS Integration and API Capability | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Capacity, Flexibility and Scalability | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Hot State Operational Delivery & Quality Assurance | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Health Incident Response & Cold to Hot State Activation | — | quality | 20.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Please refer to the PSQ and the tender documents.