PHE_Scientific_Molecular Testing for Respiratory Virus and CoVid For London

Tender description

Public Health England (PHE) has commissioned interim support from the North West London Pathology (NWLP) - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for Public Health Microbiology in London. The commissioned service will support PHE, DHSC, and other stakeholders in London to be ready for the public health outbreaks in respiratory viral infections, and the predicted spike in COVID-19 infections over the winter covering from receipt of samples to issue of results and provision of surge capacity in the event of respiratory (non-COVID-19) outbreaks. PHE support for outbreaks of COVID-19 will continue to be provided by the PHE laboratory at Colindale. A tender opportunity was published in the Contracts Finder External ID: 30c1f9c2-af8a-412a-a23d-43b259e73967, however, no bids suitable bids were received. The contract will be for a period of 6 months with the option to extend for a further 3 months. The contract runs from the 22nd February 2021 until the 31st July 2021 with an option to extend further by 3 months.