# TPOXX® Antiviral Treatment \(Tecovirimat\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department of Health and Social Care \(DHSC\)](/buyers/department-of-health-and-social-care-dhsc/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- Award value: £1
- Tender value: £1
- Award date: 28 July 2022
- Published: 4 November 2022
- Contract start: 28 July 2022
- Contract end: 27 July 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 2acf9d2a-e9e8-4656-8ab1-5985aff26b6f-586738
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-21875463-3a55-4fc0-842f-f3315ae7f464

## Description

The monkeypox virus belongs to a family of viruses called orthopox viruses and the drug Tecovirimat is an antiviral designed specifically to treat viral infections of this kind\. In the current outbreak, Tecovirimat has been successfully used to treat patients with the most severe presentations of monkeypox virus infection\. This contract is for a small supply of TPOXX® Antiviral Treatment \(Tecovirimat\) for the treatment of severe cases of Monkeypox in the UK\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2acf9d2a-e9e8-4656-8ab1-5985aff26b6f-586738)