COVID-19: Rapid Sanitising Technology- Short Deadline

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: COVID-19: RAPID SANITISING TECHNOLOGY- SHORT DEADLINE
2. Awarding Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, SBRI Centre of Excellence, IM&T Building, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham, GB, LL13 7TD. Tel: 01978291100. Email: SBRI.COE@wales.nhs.uk . (Lynda Jones)
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender
4. Description: Ambulances must be thoroughly cleaned once a patient with suspected COVID-19 has been transported. These cleaning times can take up to 45 minutes and have to be undertaken at cleaning centres which can be some distance away. This puts a strain on an already busy and pressurised service as the vehicles cannot be used until cleaning is completed.
The Awarding Authority are looking to identify, develop and demonstrate rapid sanitising technologies. All projects will be required to undergo practical assessment at Dstl Porton Down and a live demonstration on an ambulance, provided by the Welsh Ambulance Service.
Innovations must be suitable for rapid deployment to clean public sector vehicles following the transport of patients with the COVID-19 virus. Ideally systems will have wider applicability than just ambulances, which might include buses, trains, and other blue light services or even in hospital wards / rooms.
Systems which are mobile, allow ease of operation and maintenance, are robust and reliable are of particular interest.
If your idea relies on use of decontaminants, it must be able to fully wet a complex surface for a given contact time to ensure it’s decontaminated effectively. If you do not have access to a suitable decontaminant, please specify this in your proposal.
Efficacy will need to be demonstrated via a short process of trials/experimentation, to include definition of tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to ensure selected options are used effectively for specific applications.
The Awarding Authority need ideas that can rapidly be developed and tested with potential to be scaled and used across the UK over the coming months.
5. CPV Code(s): 24300000, 24950000, 34100000, 34900000, 39700000, 39800000, 50000000, 90000000, 90600000, 90900000
6. NUTS code(s): UKL, UKL1, UKL14, UKL, UKL1, UKL11, UKL, UKL1, UKL12, UKL, UKL1, UKL13, UKL, UKL2, UKL24, UKL, UKL2, UKL22, UKL, UKL2, UKL23, UKL, UKL2, UKL21, UKL, UKL1, UKL15, UKL, UKL1, UKL16, UKL, UKL1, UKL18, UKL, UKL1, UKL17
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Dstl Porton Down.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: WA Ref:100983
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders 1.4.2020 (17:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: Estimated award date 30-04-2020
Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up EN
Additional Information
For further enquiries on the application process and to apply please follow the link below to the Defence and Security Accelerator
Please note the closing date for applications is 1st April 2020.
For challenge theme enquiries please email SBRI.COE@wales.ns.uk
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
TKR-2020326-EX-1320049