PHE_Scientific__Provision for purchase of tubes and screw caps for Covid

The Government must protect the health and well-being of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 Jan 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 Mar 2020. PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). This requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak. PHE has awarded a contract to International Scientific Supplies Ltd for the supply of test tubes with push caps due to extreme urgency under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c).