Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c23-5a96-7378-a5e7-da2591d194cb/contract-award-for-the-provision-of-h1v-1-lag-avidity-ela-to-determine-recency-o awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure # Contract Award for the provision of H1V-1 LAg-Avidity ElA to Determine Recency of Infection [Public Health England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/public-health-england) Estimated value £38,100 Published 24 Sept 2018 Deadline Closed 10 Sept 2018 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. ## About this tender Public Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract for the provision of H1V-1 LAg-Avidity ElA kits to Sedia Biosciences Corporation, which is used to monitor recent HIV infection in people in newly diagnosed with HIV as part of national Surveillances. To ensure comparability of data, the same assay is required over time to minimise any variation between assays performance. Sedia LAg assays are used to monitor recent infections in the UK. Sedia Biosciences Corporation is the only manufacturer of the Sedia LAg assay. Alternative LAg assays have been shown to have different performance characteristics following evaluation. Sufficient data have been generated on the Sedia LAg assay to confirm that it meets our performance characteristics and that these data are in line with that published by the manufacturer including an MDRI of approx. 130 days at a normalised ODn of 1.5. Additional information: VEAT notice details: OJEU Document Number 2018/S 167-380498 Notice Reference 2018-041795 ## CPV classification Diagnostic kits Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/571977b1-74d3-40ed-b59c-48d90ccf06e8) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Public Health England: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/public-health-england) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [Custom made Cranial Plates Tender · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-0673-726d-b0b6-25ad41206a9b/custom-made-cranial-plates-tender) [Pharmaceutical products – Open-House-Rabattverträge 2026-17 Tafamidis · Techniker Krankenkasse · 773 days left · 30 Nov 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aa23-7217-b0b6-daa9dc9fe3b2/germany-pharmaceutical-products-open-house-rabattvertrage-2026-17-tafamidis) [Enteral feeds – Enteralna prehrana · Klinički Bolnički Centar Split · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-61f0-727d-a7e5-8af11fde40a5/croatia-enteral-feeds-enteralna-prehrana) [Operating-theatre devices – Operační stoly · Fakultní nemocnice Brno · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6f95-7385-a1b5-a45251fdf818/czechia-operating-theatre-devices-operacni-stoly) [Orthopaedic implants – Dostawa implantów ortopedycznych · Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Białymstoku · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a014-7092-93fd-a23b17232c85/poland-orthopaedic-implants-dostawa-implantow-ortopedycznych) [Autoclaves – Autoklaver till Tandvårdshögskolan i Malmö · Malmö universitet · 9 days left · 28 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9dd7-7329-993d-a6e0f71667e9/sweden-autoclaves-autoklaver-till-tandvardshogskolan-i-malmo)