Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Public Health England
Manor Farm Road, Porton Down
Salisbury
SP2 0QT
Telephone
+44 2076548000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Tasso SST M20 kits and Adapters
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33141300 - Venepuncture, blood sampling devices
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
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 Tasso Incorporation for the supply of M20 kits and adapters due to extreme urgency under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 250,000 USN
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
PHE is conducting a range of sero-surveillance activities for COVID-19. PHE has been requested as an urgent priority to estimate the proportion of university students that have antibodies given the outbreaks experienced in some sites. This valuable information will allow us to understand the extent of spread in university settings, the risk of future outbreaks and will inform outbreak management in 2021.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
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 urgent requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak. A direct award has been made due to extreme urgency under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c) for the purpose of procuring various bespoke COVID-19 kits for COVID-19 surveillance studies which the Immunisation and Countermeasures department has been instructed to undertake by PHE and DHSC.
The kits will be used for public health surveillance studies in educational settings.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 November 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tasso Incorporation
UK
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 250,000 USN
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Health England
London
Country
United Kingdom