# Wastewater Sampling in Prisons

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK Health Security Agency](/buyers/uk-health-security-agency/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: AQUACLEAR SC LIMITED
- Award value: £1,750,000
- Tender value: £1,750,000
- Award date: 14 December 2021
- Published: 7 January 2022
- Contract start: 13 December 2021
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 418049c9-2f34-4e9c-8eb9-9b6d2663dcc3-498801
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-72038751-4cbd-47a1-8ef5-414baec1ce79

## Description

Prisons have been recognised as areas of particular concern during the COVID pandemic\. Serious illness and deaths from COVID in prisons are amongst the highest of any cohort of the population\. Furthermore, the impact of COVID outbreaks on prison operations and mental wellbeing has been profound\. A wastewater surveillance system is required to reduce the risk of infection to prisoners, prison staff, their families and communities\. The scope of work refers to 60 of the approximately 120 prison locations in England\.

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- [Symbiant Risk Management Software](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2d0cb5cf-2875-4d9e-94df-7b94b30c5b9e): UK Health Security Agency
- [​​​Respiratory Multiplex LFD Procurement​​](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-de23bd77-7415-47e6-b521-81a18c7965bf): UK Health Security Agency
- [Purchase of Server Hardware](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-49a827e8-9d79-42c7-ae6d-9cae58a4ff8e): UK Health Security Agency
- [Provision of Wastewater Sampling support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7a089ded-fe8f-4faf-bca2-66d280d7664e): UK Health Security Agency
- [Contract Award Wastewater Collection Samples for Drug Testing](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-30361f8a-260a-4ff8-bec5-a90d2c5a087a): Ministry of Justice
- [Provision of Wastewater Sampling Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-79307968-3144-426c-824f-8bf0810b4e01): Department of Health and Social Care \(T&T\)

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/418049c9-2f34-4e9c-8eb9-9b6d2663dcc3-498801)