21119 Cambridgeshire County Council Support of Covid-19 Testing Additional Laboratory Capacity. This is a Further Competition from the PHE National Microbiology Framework, Lot 4 Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Services

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THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE Cambridgeshire County Council on behalf of Peterborough City Council has delegated authority to commission covid testing service for both authorities as a Further Competition under the National Microbiology Framework, Lot 4 - Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Services set up by Public Health England (PHE) now the UKHSA. The contract is to provide a level of resillence to enable the following: •Facilitate a local key worker testing pathway over the forthcoming winter in support of existing capacity from NHS •Reduce risks to business continuity for critical services due to key workers being unable to access covid PCR testing in a timely manner •Ensure testing and results of Key Workers is delivered in a timely manner. The contract is on a pay per use basis only, so the estimated value and budget and is dependent on usage. The contract is for 4 months initially with an option to extend for 12 further months if required