Advanced Contract Award Notice for Legionella Urine Antigen Test Kits
Solicitation number tender_18663
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/09/26 11:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
PHO believes that the following procurement qualifies as a sole source or single source procurement. The purpose of this Advanced Contract Award Notice (ACAN) is to determine if there are other proponents capable of meeting the requirements of the procurement for the following supplies for PHO.
Vendor: Abbott Rapid Diagnostics
Product: BinaxNOW Legionella Urine Antigen Test Kit
Purpose: A Health Canada approved test for the qualitative detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine specimens from patients with symptoms of pneumonia
This test assists in the presumptive diagnosis of Legionella infection. This urinary antigen test allows for early diagnosis by using a urine sample. It is a rapid test and results are available within 24 hours. A positive result provides a presumptive diagnosis of disease made in conjunction with clinical symptoms of pneumonia. It is also utilized to assist in outbreak management. PHO believes that the BinaxNOW Legionella Urine Antigen Test Kit is the only commercial kit for this use which is approved by Health Canada.
PHO intends to award a 4-year term contract to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics for the products described above.
This request does not constitute a call for tenders.
Vendor: Abbott Rapid Diagnostics
Product: BinaxNOW Legionella Urine Antigen Test Kit
Purpose: A Health Canada approved test for the qualitative detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine specimens from patients with symptoms of pneumonia
This test assists in the presumptive diagnosis of Legionella infection. This urinary antigen test allows for early diagnosis by using a urine sample. It is a rapid test and results are available within 24 hours. A positive result provides a presumptive diagnosis of disease made in conjunction with clinical symptoms of pneumonia. It is also utilized to assist in outbreak management. PHO believes that the BinaxNOW Legionella Urine Antigen Test Kit is the only commercial kit for this use which is approved by Health Canada.
PHO intends to award a 4-year term contract to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics for the products described above.
This request does not constitute a call for tenders.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 48 month(s).
Trade agreements
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
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Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Public Health Ontario
- Address
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480 University AvenueToronto, Ontario, M5G1V2Canada
- Contracting authority
- Jonathon Martynski
- Phone
- 647-260-7308
- Email
- jonathon.martynski@oahpp.ca
- Address
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647-260-7308
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