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title: "Consumables and Maintenance for High Throughput Sonication Systems (Covaris)"
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# Consumables and Maintenance for High Throughput Sonication Systems (Covaris)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consumables-and-maintenance-for-high-throughput-sonication-systems-covaris-ocds-h6vhtk-0592ff). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board: "Consumables and Maintenance for High Throughput Sonication Systems (Covaris)". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cardiff and Vale University Health Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-vale-university-health-board-nhs-7a4)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £109,416 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consumables-and-maintenance-for-high-throughput-sonication-systems-covaris-ocds-h6vhtk-0592ff#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0592ff`

## 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.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consumables-and-maintenance-for-high-throughput-sonication-systems-covaris-ocds-h6vhtk-0592ff#tl-md)

## Description
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, acting on behalf of the All Wales Genomics Service, intends to award a contract to Covaris, Inc. for the provision of maintenance services and consumables associated with a high-throughput sonication system supporting Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) workflows.The consumables and maintenance are essential to ensure consistent performance and reliability of the system, which is used to process samples in plate formats for downstream NGS library preparation. This supports the expansion of somatic cancer testing services across Wales.Covaris is the sole provider of consumables and maintenance for instruments utilising its patented Adaptive Focused Acoustics (AFA) technology. No alternative suppliers were identified during market engagement, and these items are not available via national procurement frameworks.The contract will cover the supply of consumables and maintenance for a period of three years (inclusive of warranty), with an option to extend for up to two additional years.This notice is issued in accordance with procurement transparency obligations and to ensure compliance with public procurement regulations.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Consumables and Maintenance for High Throughput Sonication Systems (Covaris) (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Covaris**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171509`
  - Value: £109,416 (exc. VAT)

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Consumables and Maintenance for High Throughput Sonication Systems (Covaris) (active)
  - Signed Value: £85,930
  - Signed Date: 23/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059295-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-24T13:23:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:04:05.636Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0592ff