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Published 16 Oct 2025, 17:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Automated Liquid Handling System for Illumina PCR-free library prep

Official notice

Authority: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Direct award
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£271,673published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 16 Oct 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Trust has identified a capital requirement for the procurement of an automated liquid handling system specifically designed to support Illumina PCR-free Library Preparation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)38437000 Laboratory pipettes and accessories

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
16 Oct 2025, 17:47 BST
Last source update
16 Oct 2025, 17:58 BST
Authority reference
6022/26
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066082
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ce61 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

Biomek i5 Multichannel Automated Liquid Handling System is the only solution capable of meeting the Trust’s operational, technical, and interoperability requirements, The existing NHS framework agreement currently

provides access to the Beckman Coulter Biomek i5 Multichannel Automated Liquid Handling System or an alternative system meeting the required specification and interoperability for the Trust’s genomics workflows.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Oct 2025 → 27 Oct 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published377 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 17:58 BST
  2. Standstill ends365 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 17:47 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 17:58 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £271,6731 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited3 Nov 2025 – 30 Sept 2026£271,67316 Oct 2025standstill to 27 Oct 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PPYL-1513-MZZL Great Ormond Street, London, London, WC1N 3JHContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNMP-6938-NQRL Oakley Court, Kingsmead Business Park, Frederick Place, HIGH WYCOMBE, Buckinghamshire, South East, HP7 9NAContact email, phone

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 Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender