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Dear Rob Walsh,  

Thank you for your communications dated 30 July 2021.

NHS England has assessed your communication as a request under the Freedom
of Information (FOI) Act 2000. As such, your request is being dealt with
under the terms of the FOI Act, and has been allocated the following
reference number: FOI- 2107-1523044.

Your exact request was:

“Can you please tell me how many NHS trusts are currently using Covid
testing products or machinery from The Novacyt group/Primerdesign?

Can you also tell me what contracts the NHS currently have with The
Novacyt group/Primerdesign?”

NHS England holds some information in relation to your request.

At the time of request, NHS England are aware of c.12 trusts with devices
provided by Novocyt Group/primer design available for use for COVID-19
testing.

NHS England do not hold information regarding the contract arrangements
for COVID-19 testing devices or supplies. This may be held by the
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Test and Trace teams. As such,
you may wish to redirect your enquiry to the DHSC directly. We have
included their contact information below for your reference:

Post:            Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health and Social Care
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS
         
Email:           [1][email address]

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NHS England
PO Box 16738
REDDITCH
B97 9PT

Email: [2][NHS England request email]

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