TB Testing

Description

This one off service provision is required to undertake blood tests to screen a group of 41 individuals, identified by UKSHA, as being at risk of TB infection due to contact in an educational established, a College. The most relevant CPV code is thought to be 85111810-1 for blood analysis services. Lot 1: Urgent TB screening requirement due to the high risk of spread of TB infection identified in an education establishment, college, situation with high levels of pupil and staff throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort is tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider infection and spread. This contract is awarded due to an urgent circumstance. The requirement is for a phlebotomy service to take blood from 41 people. The blood test will be an IGRA. The provider is also required to report the results to UKHSA. Current service providers for TB screening do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB, consequently blood tests and processing needed to be outsourced. The lifetime value of the contract is £3,359.09 for screening of all impacted people on a single day, 23rd April 2025. Additional information: Our current service providers for TB do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB. They can provide clinical support with regards to symptom checking and urgent referrals if necessary but the blood tests and processing need to be outsourced. The urgency is to the infectious nature of TB and the nature of an educational establishment situation with high levels of pupil and staff (and potentially visitor) throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort are tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider spread. The provider selected supplies an "on request" national service for rapid tuberculosis diagnostics via blood test*. They are one of two organisations providing the service, with the other covering only London. Clinical recommendation for screening and possible use of this provider from UKSHA. The requirement is for a phlebotomy service to take blood from 41 people. The blood test will be an IGRA. The provider is also required to report the results to UKHSA. *The T-SPOT TB blood test is able to identify latent infections which, if left undiagnosed and untreated, may lead to active disease and further transmission to others.