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Written question asked by Stella Creasy (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 February 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 February 2021 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 8 February 2021. A substantive answer was provided by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Monday, 12 April 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Coronavirus: Screening

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2021 to Question 96883 on Coronavirus: Screening, what comprehensive service descriptions are used in relation to Deloitte's contract for covid-19 testing; and pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2020 to Question 62429 on Deloitte: Coronavirus, what process (a) was used to define and (b) is in place to monitor performance against those descriptions.

Answer

The contract, containing the service descriptions, is available at the following link:

https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/4J000000kIGD/m4SEJjmpk3ft_PstlpwG73t_meFmGr0xrGic0e6s7VU

These include increasing our capacity to deliver the programme, supporting the national testing, meeting our end to end supply needs and determining our logistics.

Overall performance is monitored via a robust fortnightly cycle of contract management and performance reporting against agreed milestones. This includes review and approvals for each workstream, with additional governance aligned to Government standards and best practice.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
148766
Session
2019-21
Related items
Deloitte: Coronavirus
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Written questions
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Tuesday, 26 January 2021
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Subjects
Contracts Standards Screening Deloitte Coronavirus
Link
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