# New Testing Technology Validation

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department of Health and Social Care](/buyers/department-of-health-and-social-care/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Detact Diagnostics B\.V\.
- Award value: £71,717
- Tender value: £71,717
- Award date: 11 November 2020
- Published: 16 December 2020
- Contract start: 26 October 2020
- Contract end: 2 November 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 73f6bff1-f78a-4fc3-bf08-e4e7fec8e88d-401085
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7888c0be-d4da-4363-9936-0d28a163dd14

## Description

In support of the Mass Testing Programme, this contract is to procure a small batch of Coronavirus CoviTact saliva tests and DeNIRO near-infrared detectors to enable the Technical Validation Group \(TVG\) on behalf of DHSC to validate the supplier's proprietary new testing technology, with no commitment beyond this\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73f6bff1-f78a-4fc3-bf08-e4e7fec8e88d-401085)