Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c54-0643-72ad-970d-4c7a81fdcdf2/covid-related-sample-collection-service closed GB open procedure # COVID Related Sample Collection Service [Genomics England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/genomics-england) Estimated value £1,000,000 Published 12 Aug 2020 Deadline Closed 28 Aug 2020 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The COVID-19 human genome sequencing programme will recruit 20,000 people currently or previously in an intensive care unit with coronavirus, as well as 15,000 individuals who have mild or no symptoms during infection. The study aims to understand the genetic factors that influence risk of severe COVID-19. It has been designated as an urgent public health study by the NIHR and is jointly funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, UKRI and NIHR. Genomics England Limited (GEL) is required to collect 15,000 genomic samples from volunteers who have suffered mild or asymptomatic COVID symptoms to provide a control cohort in support of COVID genomic research. GEL does not have integral sample collection capability, and support from NIHR research nurses and NHS Trusts to collect samples is not guaranteed, nor are they able to support home visits, the preferred collection method. This Contract Notice is to select a provider for the remaining 10,000+ samples to work with GEL from around October 2020 onwards. Severe Retrospective Cases. Current severe retrospective recruitment numbers indicate that up to 70% of volunteers will request a home visit for their sample collection. As a result, the samples that the collection provider will be required to collect will include both mild, and severe retrospective. The numbers of severe cases will be over and above the 10,000 mild samples but are not currently determined. Additional Co-recruitment - (not yet confirmed). There is the possibility that the collection provider will also be asked to perform additional sample collection in certain instances. This would result in a 6-8 week period during which the majority, if not all, cases up to a volume of approximately 10,000 would require blood collection that includes the standard collection for the mild samples and other collection services during the same appointment. Read full description ## CPV classification Supply services of nursing personnel Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5260bbca-048e-437f-91ac-d75654040262) 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 Genomics England: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/genomics-england) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Graphic design services – MAGAZINE DES PAYS DE LA LOIRE - LOT1 MISE EN PAGE · Région des Pays de la Loire · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd94-7139-b774-287bdb24987c/france-graphic-design-services-magazine-des-pays-de-la-loire-lot1-mise-en)