Contract details
Lead agency: Department of Government Services and HealthShare Victoria
Conditions of use: Mandatory
Contract reference number: HPVITS2021-262
Arrangement type: Closed panel
Start date: 1 December 2021
End date: 30 November 2025
Key benefits
The key benefits of this contract are:
- access to appropriately certified rapid antigen test products
- access to high-quality products that have been evaluated by experts
- access to a range of products suited to different testing locations and users
- competitive product pricing
What's covered
This contract provides the following products:
- home use self-testing rapid antigen tests (nasal sample type)
- home use self-testing rapid antigen tests (saliva sample type)
- health professional supervised point of care antigen tests (nasal sample type)
- health professional supervised point of care antigen tests (saliva sample type)
What's not covered
This contract doesn't cover health professional services required to administer some test types.
Suppliers
How buyers join this contract
The following organisations can access this State Purchase Contract directly through the below link:
- Budget Sector Agencies (that sit outside the non-health PPE and RAT Taskforce allocation process)
- Government Owned Entities
- Government Support Organisations
Access confidential information
Buyers follow this process to access confidential information.
Other organisations
Other organisations must be nominated to the Department of Treasury and Finance by a Victorian government department before they can access the State Purchase Contract.
Download and complete Access to Rapid Antigen Test Kit State Purchase Contract.
Send the completed form to the relevant portfolio department representative for review and validation prior to forwarding to the Department of Treasury and Finance for action.
How buyers use this contract
How suppliers join this contract
Contact the category manager
Email the category manager to express interest in joining the supplier panel.
Conditions of membership to this contract
Suppliers will only be considered for the panel if they meet a range of:
- certification
- quality
- commercial requirements
Suppliers may only be added to the panel at the discretion of the Department of Treasury and Finance and HealthShare Victoria.
How applications are assessed
Suppliers that express interest in joining the panel will be contacted by the Department of Government Services and HealthShare Victoria at a later date.
Suppliers will need to provide information, product samples and a commercial proposal upon request.
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