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Official UK procurement notice
DNA Synthesis · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 17 Dec 2025
Awarded to TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCustom plasmid DNA synthesis requirement.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT
- Authority reference
DSTL0000057813- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006987- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060f45Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2026- Contract details notice published27 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMTUK7
- Contract change notice published27 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMTUK10
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION | US$14,075 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DNA Synthesis · TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION
- Signed
- 17 Dec 2025
- Value
- US$14,075
- Period
- 27 Jan 2026 – 27 Jan 2026
- Status
- active
- Change 27 Jan 2026 contract amendment published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATIONAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract
- Signed contract ocds-h6vhtk-060f45 UK 7 Notice previously published for this contract incorrectly stated contract start date was 17/12/2025. Contract was signed and accepted by supplier on 27/01/2026 making this the actual start date.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender