Decision details

Covid-19 Community Testing Procurement Strategy Via A Waiver

Decision Maker: Leader of the Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Decision:

 

Approved that:

 

  1. Covid 19 Community Testing procurement strategy via a Waiver.  Value of the project over the full term up to £800k.

 

  1. A review to be conducted after 6 months to ascertain whether the service will continue to be needed after 12 months, if so, a full tender process will be conducted.

 

Reasons for the decision:

The city continues to experience localised outbreaks and there is an urgent need to continue the local testing team when we have small localised outbreaks.

 

Predicting the size, frequency and number of outbreaks is difficult and the time it would take to work up a formal specification, conduct a full tender process and mobilise a service is prohibitive.

 

The Council intends to work with PCS to develop a modular solution which can be configured based on demand. The Council intends to procure this solution for an interim period of 12 months as an emergency measure before considering whether a wider tender is needed.

 

 

Urgent item?: Yes

Publication date: 25/09/2020

Date of decision: 22/09/2020