RFP QuestBeta
ClosedStage · preprocurement

Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)

Laboratory Test Validation Services

HealthcareCPV 85145000
ValueValue not published
Deadline3 Mar 2021
Published24 Feb 2021
RegionLondon
Timeline
Published 24 Feb 2021ClosedCloses 3 Mar 2021
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The brief

This is a Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) only on the feasibility and potential scope of the provision of private test validation services of clinical testing products.

This Preliminary Market Consultation is not a call for competition.

Following this Preliminary Market Consultation, the Department may conclude that procurement is not the best solution to meet a particular strategic outcome.

The Department may conclude that it would be better to do something entirely different to the intent within this Preliminary Market Consultation.

It is essential that any organisation participating in the Preliminary Market Consultation understands that a procurement opportunity is not guaranteed.

Should a procurement opportunity arise subsequently, involvement in the Preliminary Market Consultation will not affect an organisation's positioning either positively or negatively .

Please read the document entitled "Detailed Requirements for Validation Laboratory Services" at the link provided, and use the Questions and Responses Template to respond at the email address below.

Requirements

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Should a procurement opportunity arise subsequently, involvement

Should a procurement opportunity arise subsequently, involvement in the Preliminary Market Consultation will not affect an organisation's positioning either positively or negatively .

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Stage
preprocurement · Closed
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