# Carbapenamase Resistance Testing \(CRO\) via Akeso \(Tower 8\)

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust](/buyers/university-hospitals-of-leicester-nhs-trust/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Cepheid UK Ltd](/contract-winners/cepheid-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,240,678
- Tender value: £1,240,678
- Award date: 1 July 2021
- Published: 2 August 2021
- Contract start: 1 August 2021
- Contract end: 31 July 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 712b06eb-5f24-4984-b056-9ab1be7362af-456667
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8eb58058-08e1-4841-86aa-4ccca257aafc

## Description

Akeso Framework : Pathology and Point of Care Testing, Associated Equipment, Instruments, Consumables, Accessories and Managed Services\\r Period of Framework Agreement: 13th March 2020 to 12th March 2022 with the option to extend incrementally for up to a total period of 48 months OJEU Number: 2019/S 212-519575 Additional information: This contract has been awarded for 5 years

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/712b06eb-5f24-4984-b056-9ab1be7362af-456667)