Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c70-b0e9-717c-a610-1fb0f3340a40/lateral-flow-testing-kits closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Lateral Flow Testing Kits [Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-health-and-social-care-tt) Open field Estimated value £911,542,857 Published 29 Dec 2020 Deadline Closed 15 Jan 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender In light of the urgent requirement and as part of national measures to deal with the covid-19 pandemic, DHSC has a requirement for the supply of Lateral Flow Testing Kits to be undertaken on accelerated basis (Regulation 27(5) PCR). Please note that product offerings which can only use a nasopharyngeal specimen shall not be permitted under this tender. The procurement shall appoint bidders to the proposed framework. DHSC currently intends to make the first call off as soon as the framework agreement is entered into. Appointment onto the framework and a given lot shall be subject to the criteria stated in the procurement documents. One of these key requirements is that any test proposed must have successfully passed through LFT Validation Phase 3A by Public Health England's Porton Down facility prior to the Tender Submission Deadline - see the ITT for further details. Tenders may be submitted for one, for several or for all of the lots. At the point of call-off from the framework, the authority reserves the right to specify a requirement for a higher level of validation if needed. ## CPV classification Diagnostic kits Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5e681fd9-6bee-4f13-b77d-849d81a872e7) 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 Department of Health and Social Care (T&T): past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-health-and-social-care-tt) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [Specific Pathogen Free Eggs (SPF) Supply · MHRA · 26 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-7a28-7063-9b59-503b2ed9cb0e/specific-pathogen-free-eggs-spf-supply) [Procurement of Medical Rehabilitation Equipment · Chemonics International, Inc. · 18 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a143d5-2580-701b-a37e-db60c7b3d94b/procurement-of-medical-rehabilitation-equipment) [Gas-therapy and respiratory devices – servizio DI noleggio full-service DI apparecchiature elettromedicali, comprensivo della fornitura DI accessori, materiale DI consumo E servizi connessi, destinato AI pazienti domiciliari ventilati E NON, occorrente AI servizi unificati DI protesica E integrativa dell'asst DI mantova E dell'asst PAPA giovanni xxiii DI bergamo · Asst di Mantova · 16 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fcab-72dd-a9c7-37e93f177314/italy-gas-therapy-and-respiratory-devices-servizio-di-noleggio-full-service) [Medical equipments – Deguonies drėkintuvai · Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universiteto ligoninė Kauno klinikos (PV) · 36 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fc8c-7318-a4df-18f3d2c94726/lithuania-medical-equipments-deguonies-drekintuvai) [Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products – Fournitures de dispositifs médicaux stériles : trousses et packs à façon · Centre Hospitalier de Perigueux, établissement support du GHT de Dordogne · 8 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fdb5-73a8-9441-10fac87ee1db/france-medical-equipments-pharmaceuticals-and-personal-care-products-fourni) [Pharmaceutical products – Läkemedel på rekvisition · Region Örebro Län · 23 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fe57-73c5-a148-ae57a94e46df/sweden-pharmaceutical-products-lakemedel-pa-rekvisition)