Provision of RealStar® PCR kits

Public Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract to Altona Diagnostics for the supply of RealStar® PCR kits urgently needed to support COVID-19 testing work. PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). This urgent requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak. The negotiated procedure without a prior publication has been used due to extreme urgency on the grounds of regulation 32(2)(c) as the purchase of RealStar® PCR kits will increase testing capacity for Covid 19 activities.