Provision of automated extraction and amplification platforms and assays

Following a mini - competition under Lot 1 (Diagnostics) of PHE Microbiology Framework, Public Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract for the provision of automated extraction and amplification platforms and assays to Cepheid UK Limited. The assays include, but are not limited to, tests for C. difficile, Influenza and M.tuberculosis. The contract is PHE-wide and, alongside the platforms and assays, the supplier will also be providing any equipment specific consumables, appropriate software (including licences), service maintenance, breakdown response, training, and validation.