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UK Health Security Agency

UKHSA Diagnostics and Research Open Framework

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Value£5000.0m
Deadline
Published18 Dec 2024
RegionLondon
Contract value in context
£5000.0mtotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£5400.0m

This is a large award for Laboratory & Precision Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting through the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is seeking to appoint suppliers to a multi-lot open framework agreement.

The proposed agreement, UKHSA Diagnostics and Research Framework, will source supplies and services for diagnostics and research activities.

The term of the proposed open framework will be 8 years.

The open framework shall be reopened to new suppliers at least twice within the 8 years.

The UKHSA Diagnostics and Research Framework will include, but not be limited to, the supply of diagnostics goods or services for the qualitative/quantitative examination of specimens/samples and the supply of research use only goods or services for the qualitative/quantitative examination of specimens/samples.

This open framework will be used to support UKHSA core functions and provide access partners with a route to source diagnostics and research equipment, consumables and services.

The intention of this framework is to complement other frameworks in this space, such as the NHS Supply Chains Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing and Pathology Managed Services Framework.

Estimated cost excluding VAT £5,000,000,000 Lot 1 Diagnostics UKCA/CE Marked and MHRA approved Diagnostics equipment, consumables and maintenance supplies and related services Lot 2 Research and Development Equipment, maintenance, consumables, products and services for the purpose of research, experimentation, study or development.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The open framework shall be reopened

The open framework shall be reopened to new suppliers at least twice within the 8 years.

02

The UKHSA Diagnostics and Research Framework

The UKHSA Diagnostics and Research Framework will include, but not be limited to, the supply of diagnostics goods or services for the qualitative/quantitative examination of specimens/samples and the supply of research use only goods or services for the qualitative/quantitative examination of specimens/samples.

03

This open framework will be used

This open framework will be used to support UKHSA core functions and provide access partners with a route to source diagnostics and research equipment, consumables and services.

04

The intention of this framework is

The intention of this framework is to complement other frameworks in this space, such as the NHS Supply Chains Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing and Pathology Managed Services Framework.

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