Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c59-9dd5-70a4-a5bc-d6fb768794bb/covid-19-outreach-testing-service awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure Suitable for SMEs # COVID-19 Outreach Testing Service [Wakefield Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wakefield-council) Estimated value £764,033 Published 22 Jul 2020 Deadline Closed 9 Jul 2020 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Wakefield Council has directly awarded a contract to Conexus Healthcare Ltd (which commenced on the 10th July 2020) to deliver a COVID-19 Outreach Testing Service in Wakefield in accordance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCRs) 2015 (Use of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication. Earlier this year the European Commission accepted that COVID-19 was an unforeseeable global pandemic. Satellite testing services were set up via multi-agency provision of which the Council had no control. A decision was made to close the Satellite Testing Service at Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield on 5th July 2020 despite a continuing need for a COVID-19 testing service in Wakefield for those unable to use the national testing service commissioned by the DHSC. This left the Council in urgent need to procure a replacement service as to not to have this testing in place would create a serious and imminent threat to public health. Given the urgency, tt was impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCRs - even with reduced time limits (i.e. 15 days for receipt of tenders when using the open procedure), as it would not have been possible to work towards the required service commencement date of 10th July 2020.. Also there were no Framework Agreements or Dynamic Purchasing Systems available to use. ## CPV classification Social work and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/8ef30392-df8c-4d17-8cd2-7a09cfaa3164) 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 Wakefield Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wakefield-council) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [Social work services with accommodation – servizio DI gestione DI DUE comunità alloggio DI BASE PER persone CON patologia psichiatrica seguite DAL DSM dell’azienda ULSS 8 berica · Azienda ULSS n. 8 Berica · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-94d4-735d-bc39-2d8b65976651/italy-social-work-services-with-accommodation-servizio-di-gestione-di-due-co) [Gastroenterologist services – Tähystystutkimukset (colonoskopia ja gastroskopia) SOITE · Sansia Oy · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0b15-7339-9939-1b14de6c3eb3/finland-gastroenterologist-services-tahystystutkimukset-colonoskopia-ja-gas) [Social services – Garantie d'activité départementale · Departement de L'aude - CD11 · 23 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-21a4-7316-9f81-3a2021a97638/france-social-services-garantie-dactivite-departementale) [Health and social work services – DOA.2610.3.2026. Świadczenie usług opiekuńczych na rzecz mieszkanców Legnicy · Gmina Legnica · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-6631-72be-8950-1447bd5131bd/poland-health-and-social-work-services-doa261032026-swiadczenie-uslug-op) [Ambulance services – Contratación de servicios de transporte sanitario terrestre mediante ambulancias Clase A Tipo B y Tipo C para las zonas de La Gomera, El Hierro, La Palma, Fuerteventura y Lanzarote. · Gerencia de Gestión de Servicios para la Salud y Seguridad en Canarias, S.A. · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-ced3-712b-ad8d-dc313d6b63e4/spain-ambulance-services-contratacion-de-servicios-de-transporte-sanitario-t) [Social work services with accommodation – procedura aperta PER l’affidamento DI servizi integrati – global service - PER la gestione delle attività socio-assistenziale E alberghiere rivolte AGLI ospiti della RSA E del CDI istituto de rodolfi, nonché I servizi esterni quali trasporto agevolato, SAD, ADI, RSA aperta PER UN periodo DI ANNI TRE ED eventuale proroga DI MESI SEI. · Centrale di Committenza Garlasco per conto dei – A.S.M.V. – Azienda Speciale Multiservizi Vigevano · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0bc7-7342-826d-ffda784238cd/italy-social-work-services-with-accommodation-procedura-aperta-per-laffidam)