# Provision of SARS-CoV-2 positive control for COVID-19 testing

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department of Health and Social Care](/buyers/department-of-health-and-social-care/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Qnostics Ltd
- Award value: £13,025
- Tender value: £13,025
- Award date: 10 February 2021
- Published: 1 April 2021
- Contract start: 10 February 2021
- Contract end: 31 March 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8970be63-e258-4971-85a2-17d533818d1a-425633
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5bf69643-4a14-4b61-92a9-c7fff0c2e9d9

## Description

Provision of additional ancillary services to evaluate the efficacy of cohort pooling nasopharyngeal swabs in the detection of SARS-CoV2 by qRT-PCR workflows at selected laboratories currently participating in the Mass Testing Programme\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8970be63-e258-4971-85a2-17d533818d1a-425633)