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Written question asked by Angela Rayner (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 March 2022. It was answered by Maggie Throup (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 April 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Randox Laboratories: Contracts

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department carried out international price benchmarking on the contract awarded to Randox Laboratories Ltd in October 2020.

Answer

The Department did not carry out international price benchmarking. However, appropriate specialist scientific advice was sought and benchmarked against other provision in the United Kingdom to ensure value for money, resulting in a significantly reduced unit cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
145886
Session
2021-22
Related items
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Contracts Randox Laboratories
Link
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