Array sequencing consumables · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South West (UKK)

Awarded value£3,000,200published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill 24 Mar 2026no call for competition

Award (standstill) to Illumina Cambridge Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Array sequencing consumables for a research project.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Mar 2026, 13:21 GMT
Last source update: 24 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
Authority reference: UOE/2026/121
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-026821
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0672b5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: The consumables are the only commercially available array-based platform capable of measuring DNA methylation at more than one million sites genome-wide.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

24 Mar 2026 → 2 Apr 2026 · 2 dates

Notice published216 days ago
24 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
Standstill ends207 days ago
2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
24 Mar 2026, 13:21 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
24 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
3 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,000,2001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Illumina Cambridge Ltd6 Apr 2026 – 31 Oct 2027	£3,000,200	24 Mar 2026standstill to 2 Apr 2026	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000653 · GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Queens Drive, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03625145GB-PPON: PJYV-5767-DHDP 19 Granta Park, Cambridge, East of England, CB21 6DFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender24 Mar 2026, 13:21 GMT