# Contract for Clinical Validation Services in respect of the use of Mass Spectrometry for Covid-19 testing

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Department of Health and Social Care \(T&T\)
- Contract winner: [Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](/contract-winners/liverpool-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £19,910
- Tender value: £19,910
- Award date: 3 March 2021
- Published: 31 March 2021
- Contract start: 3 March 2021
- Contract end: 26 March 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 28498e85-1d5f-4aa7-a6b9-7e42f00282c7-425115
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ba8353b9-3050-4292-adcb-75071dbe5c2a

## Description

Validation that mass spectrometry can act as a diagnostic screen for patient samples from NHS test centres \(i\.e\. validating P1 to a clinical standard\); and validation of workflow to certain specifications \(i\.e\. turnaround time\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28498e85-1d5f-4aa7-a6b9-7e42f00282c7-425115)