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Published 19 Mar 2025, 18:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AF116- LSTM Sequencing Services Framework Agreement

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine (Education)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£300,000total for 2 lots · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 10 moends 30 Mar 2026 · starts 30 May 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

LSTM is looking to establish a framework agreement with several suppliers for Sequencing Services. The framework is divided into lots, Lot 1 NGS & Third, Lot 2 Sanger. The agreement is for an initial one year period with an option to extend for a further two years on a year by year basis. Full details are provided in the tender documents.

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CPV: Research services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£300,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Next Generation & Third Generation 10 moPublished value£280,000

next and third generation sequencing services

Contract period: 30 May 2025 – 30 Mar 2026 (10 mo)Value: £280,000 exc. VAT · £280,000 inc. VAT
Lot #2Sanger 10 moPublished value£20,000

servicing for sanger sequencing

Contract period: 30 May 2025 – 30 Mar 2026 (10 mo)Value: £20,000 exc. VAT · £20,000 inc. VAT

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2: 70%
  • Criterion 1: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: Long criteria description
  • Criterion 2: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Mar 2025, 18:10 GMT
Last source update
19 Mar 2025, 18:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 May 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010265
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms summary

see tender documents

Review and risk notes
Risks

see tender documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2025, 18:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Apr 2025
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Mar 2025 → 30 May 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 18:10 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 Apr 2025
  3. Submission deadline
    22 Apr 2025, 18:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    10 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    30 May 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 18:10 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDZC-7999-ZGYT Pembroke Place, Liverpool, North West, L3 5QAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender