# Contract Award for the provision of H1V-1 LAg-Avidity ElA to Determine Recency of Infection

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Public Health England
- Contract winner: Sedia Biosciences Corporation
- Award value: £38,100
- Tender value: £38,100
- Award date: 21 September 2018
- Published: 24 September 2018
- Contract start: 21 September 2018
- Contract end: 21 September 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 64977ca2-4d68-4a4a-a6bb-04de76d3b1c8-242367
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-571977b1-74d3-40ed-b59c-48d90ccf06e8

## Description

Public Health England \(PHE\) has awarded a contract for the provision of H1V-1 LAg-Avidity ElA kits to Sedia Biosciences Corporation, which is used to monitor recent HIV infection in people in newly diagnosed with HIV as part of national Surveillances\. To ensure comparability of data, the same assay is required over time to minimise any variation between assays performance\. Sedia LAg assays are used to monitor recent infections in the UK\. Sedia Biosciences Corporation is the only manufacturer of the Sedia LAg assay\. Alternative LAg assays have been shown to have different performance characteristics following evaluation\. Sufficient data have been generated on the Sedia LAg assay to confirm that it meets our performance characteristics and that these data are in line with that published by the manufacturer including an MDRI of approx\. 130 days at a normalised ODn of 1\.5\. Additional information: VEAT notice details: OJEU Document Number 2018/S 167-380498 Notice Reference 2018-041795

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64977ca2-4d68-4a4a-a6bb-04de76d3b1c8-242367)