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# CEFAS26-87 ITT for eDNA analysis of samples from Beyond the Reef survey

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas26-87-itt-for-edna-analysis-of-samples-from-beyond-the-reef-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-06b6b0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science: "CEFAS26-87 ITT for eDNA analysis of samples from Beyond the Reef survey". Published status: complete. Published Value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-9529.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/centre-for-environment-fisheries-and-aquaculture-science-GB-PPON-PPGW-5299-JGTN)
- **Published Value:** £180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analysis services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £153,150 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas26-87-itt-for-edna-analysis-of-samples-from-beyond-the-reef-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-06b6b0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b6b0`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.
- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-9529.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-9529.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas26-87-itt-for-edna-analysis-of-samples-from-beyond-the-reef-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-06b6b0#participate

## Description
The Blue Belt Programme is the UK Government’s flagship marine conservation programme, working with a number of the UK Overseas Territories to safeguard more than four million square kilometres of the World’s oceans. Earlier this year, the Blue Belt Programme conducted its first offshore research expedition ‘Beyond the Reef’ to the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories of Anguilla, Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands.
As a component of the ‘Beyond the Reef’ survey, Cefas undertook water sampling, yielding 417 filters (348 samples, 69 field negatives). Our overall aim is to identify the composition and distribution of teleost fishes and elasmobranchs around Anguilla, and the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean.
We require a Supplier to process these samples using a metabarcoding workflow and provide us with the raw sequence data. As we are aiming to publish this research, we require a high level of transparency on, and input into, the laboratory procedures used.
Full specification details can be found in the Bidder Pack.
Services required include:
- Extract DNA from the Sterivex (0.22 µm; PES) filters (348 total; triplicated per sampling station/depth; 4 L filtered total) and field negatives (69; one per station) provided by Cefas.
- PCR amplify a ~170 bp fragment of the 12S rRNA region, with two primer sets: one targeting teleost fishes (MiFish-U) and another targeting elasmobranchs (MiFish-E).
- Pooled PCR products will then be indexed.
- Sequence the library(s) on a suitable High Throughput Sequencing Platform, e.g. NextSeq 1000 P1 XLEAP-SBS, to an appropriate level of sequence depth.
- Provide Cefas with demultiplexed paired-end read sequence data.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71620000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Estimated Value:** £180,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/03/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** CEFAS26-87 Contract for eDNA analysis of samples from Beyond the Reef survey (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Applied Genomics Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89693`
  - Value: £153,150
  - Date: 11/08/2026

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Applied Genomics Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89693`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** CEFAS26-87 Contract for eDNA analysis of samples from Beyond the Reef survey (active)
  - Signed Value: £153,150
  - Signed Date: 31/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056980-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-01T14:07:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T17:57:33.500Z
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