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UK Biocentre Ltd

Catering Services

HospitalityCPV 55520000
Value£1.0m
Awarded13 Jan 2021
Published13 Apr 2021
RegionEast Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£1.0mtotal contract value
median £606k
this tender£0£7.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Hospitality & Catering band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 3,335 valued Hospitality & Catering tenders in our corpus.

The brief

UK Biocentre's laboratories in Milton Keynes are being used to analyse swab samples to support the national effort against the coronavirus pandemic.

They are one of the three Lighthouse Labs - the biggest network of diagnostic testing facilities the UK has ever seen.Operations have expanded rapidly to analyse swab samples to determine whether COVID-19 is present, and capacity requirements are continuing to increase over time .

We have repurposed existing laboratories and built new ones to provide the capacity required for such a significant undertaking.In order to achieve the sample throughput required, laboratory operations are 24/7.

To reduce the requirement for staff to leave site and maximise productivity, UKBC provide staff with food and drink and set times throughout the day.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

UK Biocentre's laboratories in Milton Keynes are

UK Biocentre's laboratories in Milton Keynes are being used to analyse swab samples to support the national effort against the coronavirus pandemic.

02

We have repurposed existing laboratories and built

We have repurposed existing laboratories and built new ones to provide the capacity required for such a significant undertaking.In order to achieve the sample throughput required, laboratory operations are 24/7.

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To reduce the requirement for staff

To reduce the requirement for staff to leave site and maximise productivity, UKBC provide staff with food and drink and set times throughout the day.

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