Omega to receive up to £374m from UK test deal By Kristy Dorsey Scotland’s Omega Diagnostics will receive up to £374 million to manufacture rapid Covid-19 tests on behalf of the UK Government. As a result of the contract with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), Omega will also get government assistance to secure specialist machinery required to dramatically increase capacity at its headquarters in Alva. Headcount across the company, which has a second facility in Cambridgeshire, is expected to surpass 250 by the end of next month, up from 190 in January. Omega emphasised that the £374m figure represented a “maximum of the potential value of the contract”, and that orders could be lower.
UK government announces partnership with British rapid test manufacturers
Two major contracts secured with British manufacturers to ensure the supply of COVID-19 lateral flow tests.
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15 March 2021
Supply of tests will support government’s plan to cautiously ease restrictions by helping to stop the spread of the virus
New contracts will create more than 500 jobs across the UK
Two British companies have secured contracts with the government to supply rapid lateral flow tests, which will help prevent the virus from spreading and stop outbreaks from taking hold as restrictions are carefully lifted.
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DHSC) has agreed contracts with:
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UK government to partner with Clackmannanshire test manufacturer
A Clackmannanshire-based company has secured a contract with the UK government to deliver Covid-19 rapid lateral flow tests.
From:
15 March 2021
UK government signs contract with Clackmannanshire-based firm to ensure the supply of Covid-19 lateral flow tests
Supply of tests will support government’s plan to cautiously ease restrictions by helping to stop the spread of the virus
New contracts will create hundreds of jobs across the production line and supply chain
A Clackmannanshire-based firm has secured a contract with the UK government to supply rapid lateral flow tests, which will help prevent the virus from spreading and stop outbreaks from taking hold as restrictions are carefully lifted.
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