Point of care respiratory testing

Concepts

• taunton
• respiratory testing analysers
• testing kits
• care respiratory testing
• tests
• care
• testing
• respiratory
• yeovil district hospital
• musgrove park hospital

Location

Description

Requirements are for respiratory testing analysers for RSV, Cov/SARS and FLU A&B and consumables to conduct expected 1 year of tests. Direct award requirement are: 4 GeneXpert Xpress, touchscreen analysers: 2 to be delivered to Musgrove Park Hospital and 2 to Yeovil District Hospital. Including training for use of the equipment. Estimated one year of testing kits to be split between Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• None found

Legal Justification

Cepheid were identified as being the most suitable supplier as they use a single specimen kit to test for all four respiratory viruses (Flu A, Flu B, RSV and COVID-19) simultaneously. This saves clinicians time during the testing process. The laboratory also uses the Cepheid GeneXpert analyser, providing standardisation of respiratory virus testing across the Trust. This also means connectivity with the existing lab system is achievable so results are centrally visible to all clinical teams.

Other Information

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