# 21119 Cambridgeshire County Council Support of Covid-19 Testing Additional Laboratory Capacity\. This is a Further Competition from the PHE National Microbiology Framework, Lot 4 Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Services

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Cambridgeshire County Council](/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust \(UHL\)
- Award value: £200,000
- Award date: 24 December 2021
- Published: 15 February 2022
- Contract start: 17 January 2022
- Contract end: 16 May 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ffb6fb58-291f-4f74-a86a-a0fb4e98fd16-510310
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f105d345-a981-40f5-8ce5-c2c149093d05

## Description

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE Cambridgeshire County Council on behalf of Peterborough City Council has delegated authority to commission covid testing service for both authorities as a Further Competition under the National Microbiology Framework, Lot 4 - Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Services set up by Public Health England \(PHE\) now the UKHSA\. The contract is to provide a level of resillence to enable the following: • Facilitate a local key worker testing pathway over the forthcoming winter in support of existing capacity from NHS • Reduce risks to business continuity for critical services due to key workers being unable to access covid PCR testing in a timely manner • Ensure testing and results of Key Workers is delivered in a timely manner\. The contract is on a pay per use basis only, so the estimated value and budget and is dependent on usage\. The contract is for 4 months initially with an option to extend for 12 further months if required

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffb6fb58-291f-4f74-a86a-a0fb4e98fd16-510310)