Supply of material for INR External Quality Assessment provision

Tender description

The product specification will detail the material required to be supplied from this external source for quality assurance testing Lot 1: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) operating as Weqas seeks to establish a contract for the supply of material for INR EQA provision. Weqas is a National External Quality Assessment Scheme which monitors the analytical performance of diagnostic laboratories in the UK, Ireland and overseas. It is a non-profit making organisation within the NHS, a division of Cardiff and Vale UHB. Weqas is registered with United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) for conformity assessment. Weqas External Quality Assessment services are accredited in accordance with the recognised International Standard – General requirements for proficiency testing (ISO/IEC 17043:2010). A number of programmes require material supplied by an external source for use as EQA material. This will be distributed to all participants within the EQA programme. The product specification will detail the material required to be supplied from this external source for quality assurance testing. Ideally liquid stable ‘ready to use’ material is needed for distribution as INR EQA material, which is compatible with Roche Coaguchek, Siemens Xprecia and Abbott i-STAT as a minimum. Lyophilised material may also be considered but is not the material of choice. Please note that the UHB reserves the right not to award this contract