Biorepository Services · UK public procurement notice

To support delivery of Genomics England's future organisational vision of Accelerating Genomic Research, there is a requirement for appropriate service delivery partners to help us meet our long term objectives, with a biorepository/sample processing partner being a key part of successful delivery.

The overall scope includes:

• Ad hoc sample retrieval requests from existing storage/archive including processing requests such as RNA extraction work as required
• Additional service requirements such as DNA extractions from a variety of sample sources such as cord blood, capillary blood, buffy coat, buccal swabs, saliva and tissues as required.
• Need to facilitate storage and archiving of new sample collections and timely sample receipt, various quality control steps, normalisation and plating of samples.
• Potential to implement new processes/procedures/pilots as required by Genomics England based on future research needs over time
• [potentially] Continuous sample storage and archiving requirements for existing samples (~300k)

Key deliverables of the project are:

Technology

• Sample storage, tracking and processing capabilities that meet expected requirements

Policy and Process

• Solutions that drive a standardised approach to data governance, consent practises, data release and other relevant policies and processes.
• Solutions that enable effective management of data quality.
• Tools and processes that meet SLAs

People

• Staff appropriately skilled to implement, maintain and support the work
• Documentation and training Additional information: Interested suppliers are invited to view more information regarding the opportunity and respond to our Market Consultation Document. You may need to register on Bravo if you have not already done so: public.bravosolution.co.uk/genomicsengland/web/… ↗ . Once registered, please search for the project under code project_849