Official UK procurement notice
CEFAS26-41 Contract for Annual Maintenance of Sequencing Instruments
Authority: CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£45,903published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Illumina Cambridge Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the Annual maintenance of the MiSeq and NextSeq2000 sequencing instruments in the sequencing laboratory at Weymouth
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 23 Mar 2026, 08:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 08:32 GMT
- Authority reference
CEFAS26-41- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026037- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670e7Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published23 Mar 2026, 08:32 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £45,9031 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illumina Cambridge Ltd | £45,903 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CEFAS26-41 Contract for Annual Maintenance of Sequencing Instruments · Illumina Cambridge Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2025
- Value
- £45,903
- Period
- 18 Jan 2026 – 20 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Illumina Cambridge LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender