Laboratory services

Summary

The tender concerns laboratory diagnostics for STI and PrEP care to be awarded to one laboratory for several years. The work includes STI testing (chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, mpox and HIV), targeted testing for hepatitis A, LGV, herpes simplex 1/2, Trichomonas vaginalis and occasionally Mycoplasma genitalium, gonorrhoea culture for GRAS surveillance, and laboratory tests for PrEP care including creatinine and hepatitis C. Hecht also reserves the right to request other laboratory diagnostics if agreed and possible. The estimated annual spend is historically EUR 200,000 to EUR 250,000, and the maximum contract value for the framework agreement, including extension options, is EUR 2,625,000.