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title: "BU522026- High-Throughput Real-Time PCR System for the National Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Laboratory for Wales"
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# BU522026- High-Throughput Real-Time PCR System for the National Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Laboratory for Wales

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bu522026-high-throughput-real-time-pcr-system-for-the-national-wastewater-based-epidemiolo-ocds-h6vhtk-07b642). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Bangor University (“the University”) operates the national wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) laboratory for Wales within the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences. The laboratory is in the last staged of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation. The system must deliver quantitative data of a quality suitable for accredited reporting. accreditation.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 26 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/prifysgol-bangor-bangor-university-GB-PPON-PTPM-4795-PZBG)
- **Published Value:** £125,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bu522026-high-throughput-real-time-pcr-system-for-the-national-wastewater-based-epidemiolo-ocds-h6vhtk-07b642#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b642`

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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com%2Fhome.html)
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## Description
Bangor University (“the University”) operates the national wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) laboratory for Wales within the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences. The laboratory is in the last staged of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation. It delivers routine surveillance of pathogens, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes and other public-health markers in wastewater, working with Public Health Wales, the UK Health Security Agency, Welsh 
Government and Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. Results inform public-health decision-making, so data quality, traceability and turnaround time are critical. The laboratory also supports a wide research portfolio in environmental microbiology and One Health. This includes AMR surveillance, recreational and shellfish water quality, and pathogen fate in rivers, coastal waters, sediments and soils.
The University wishes to purchase a high-throughput, low-volume real-time PCR system that can measure a large number of samples against a large number of assays in a single run (a sample × assay matrix). The system must deliver quantitative data of a quality suitable for accredited reporting. The aims are to:
• substantially increase the number of targets measured per sample without loss of 
quantitative performance;
• reduce hands-on time, plate handling and per-result reagent cost;
• shorten the time from nucleic acid extract to reported result;
• provide a flexible, open platform that can absorb new targets (e.g. emerging pathogens or 
new AMR genes) quickly; and
• maintain or improve the data integrity and traceability needed for ISO/IEC 17025 
accreditation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £125,000

- **Contract Period:** 18/12/2026 to 17/12/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F105620-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-06T11:33:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-10T14:56:16.390Z
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