Source and contact tracing for COVID-19
GGD West-Brabant has opened a tender to hire one contractor to perform source and contact tracing (BCO) for positive COVID-19 cases. As of 1 June 2020, people with symptoms can get tested; the GGD is responsible for testing and the BCO process. The tender focuses on a service provider capable of working quickly, reliably, and compliantly within public healthcare. The contractor must have sufficient qualified personnel, a robust data infrastructure for registering and reporting contacts, and comply with privacy and security standards. Additionally, the service must respond flexibly to changing guidelines and guarantee good cooperation with the GGD teams. The procedure is public, promoting transparency and competition. The assignment is intended to limit the spread of COVID-19 through timely identification and isolation of contacts.
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01What is being requested
GGD West-Brabant has opened a tender to hire one contractor to perform source and contact tracing (BCO) for positive COVID-19 cases. As of 1 June 2020, people with symptoms can get tested; the GGD is responsible for testing and the BCO process. The tender focuses on a service provider capable of working quickly, reliably, and compliantly within public healthcare. The contractor must have sufficient qualified personnel, a robust data infrastructure for registering and reporting contacts, and comply with privacy and security standards. Additionally, the service must respond flexibly to changing guidelines and guarantee good cooperation with the GGD teams. The procedure is public, promoting transparency and competition. The assignment is intended to limit the spread of COVID-19 through timely identification and isolation of contacts.
As of 1 June 2020, anyone with symptoms consistent with the COVID-19 virus can get tested. This is important to control the spread of COVID-19 in the Netherlands. The GGDs have been designated to perform these tests. Additionally, the GGDs have been designated to perform source and contact tracing (BCO) in the event of a positive test. The purpose of this procurement procedure for GGD Hart voor Brabant is the contracting of one contractor for the performance of Source and Contact Tracing.
02Outcome
Yource Operations B.V. (Cendris Customer Contact B.V.)
03Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
04Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
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09Estimated value versus the market
€ 400K
€ 856K
€ 2,4 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 64 · diensten n=168