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SN260664 - Point of Care Testing External Quality Assurance Scheme

Kent County Council · Local authority

In brief

Kent County Council was looking for suppliers for training and care work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.

The estimated value is £129,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, starting 7 April 2026.

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What the notice says

The successful provider will be expected to deliver a robust external quality assurance scheme for Point of Care testing equipment used in the delivery of NHS Health Checks that includes assisting health check advisors with testing equipment for accuracy; logging results and sharing them with the Council; as well as supporting advisors with managing a failed test. The scheme must meet the following requirements: •Provision of monthly blood samples for the quality assurance of all CardioChek PA blood analysers used in the NHS Health Check programme. •A web-based system for recording of test results with ongoing technical support. •Accurate and timely monthly reports on testing, including…Read the full description
The successful provider will be expected to deliver a robust external quality assurance scheme for Point of Care testing equipment used in the delivery of NHS Health Checks that includes assisting health check advisors with testing equipment for accuracy; logging results and sharing them with the Council; as well as supporting advisors with managing a failed test. The scheme must meet the following requirements: •Provision of monthly blood samples for the quality assurance of all CardioChek PA blood analysers used in the NHS Health Check programme. •A web-based system for recording of test results with ongoing technical support. •Accurate and timely monthly reports on testing, including returns rates, test results and details of poor performance. Full details of data submission to be agreed during mobilisation. •Software for providers of the NHS Health Checks programme, allowing multiple user access for uploading and viewing of results. •Provision of initial training to support implementation and ongoing training for new starters, either via eLearning, face to face and/or virtual delivery. •Flexibility to incorporate alternative POCT devices into the scheme if required and as agreed through further conversation with the Council. •Reporting to the Council on results of tests including immediate notification of failed results. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Kent Business Portal portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/??notice-title??/S7F2623B68 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/S7F2623B68 If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call [phone number removed] or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 021249-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 023448-2026

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From notice 021249-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 March 2026, last updated 16 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.