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NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS)

Drugs of Abuse and Wider Point of Care Testing

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71900000
Value£280.0m
Deadline
Published8 Apr 2021
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Sarah Findlay
sarah_findlay@nhs.net
+44 7933389868

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Contract value in context
£280.0mtotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£302.4m

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The brief

NHS SBS is looking to expand the scope of their current Point of Care Testing: Drugs of Abuse framework agreement to include the below potential areas – • Rapid Drug Testing (oral, urine and hair) • Pandemic Testing (Antigen & Antibody) • Family Law Services including DNA Testing • Blood Born Virus Testing • Blood Spot Drug & Alcohol testing • Alcohol Testing Devices, including Breath Analysers, Continuous Monitoring (SCRAM) and Associated Consumables • Confirmation/Classification Testing/Screening of Non-Negative Samples • Operational Outsourcing of Services NHS SBS are open to expanding this scope further, suppliers should complete the RFI with their suggestions.

Innovation will continue to be a key focus of the framework agreement, awarded suppliers will have the option to add innovative products/services to the framework throughout the duration of the Agreement.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

NHS SBS are open to expanding this

NHS SBS are open to expanding this scope further, suppliers should complete the RFI with their suggestions.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

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What this notice demands of you

2 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
NHS SBS is looking to expand the scope of their current Point of Care Testing: Drugs of Abuse framework agreement to include the below potential areas –
NHS Shared Business ServicesFrameworks & routes to market
NHS SBS is looking to expand the scope of their current Point of Care Testing: Drugs of Abuse framework agreement to include the below potential areas –

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a3a0
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
007215-2021
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