Yes it does look like a new award, which was award

Yes it does look like a new award, which was awarded on 1/15/21 per the tender details.

The Other Information threw me off. It states that the contract was varied on 2/10/21 in the amount of £14,399.20 and since they had not previously published the £727 million award, it looked to me like another add-on to the other earlier contracts.

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Other Information
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INNOVA are providing Lateral flow test kits to support the UK Covid-19 testing strategy and to enable mass testing for C-19 through rapid testing

The Contract was originally awarded for tests in packs of 3, 7 and 25 with a contract value of £727,600,010.

The results of the accelerated procurement procedure did not provide DHSC with a supply of MHRA approved LFD tests for self-use.

In addition, there is a need to increase capacity of asymptomatic LFD based testing across the country.

Therefore, in order to meet this demand, the contract was varied on 10 February 2021 to increase the volume of tests provided in the 7 pack size.

DHSC is relying on Regulation 72(5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for this amendment.

The variation increased the overall value of the contract by £14,399.20, which is below the relevant financial threshold for public supplies contract and within 10% of the initial contract value.

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Good for Innova.