Provision of Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 antibody serology assays and related consumables

In May 2020, the Government has established a new antibody testing programme to provide tens of thousands of antibody tests per day across the United Kingdom: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-offer-antibody-tests-to-health-and-social-care-staff-and-patients-in-england As part of this, and on behalf of the Government, Public Health England (PHE) awarded a contract for supply of Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 antibody serology assays and related consumables to Roche Diagnostics Limited. PHE awarded the contract via direct award under Lot 1 of the PHE Microbiology Framework. The contract shall run until 17th of November 2020 with an option to extend for an additional period of up to 6 months.