AwardedFind a Tender · award

Exome Sequencing kits

BuyerUNIVERSITY OF EXETER

StatusAwarded

DeadlineNot published

ValueValue not published

Published13 Feb 2026

What is being bought

280x Library prep kits for exome capture The product has been used on a previous Diabetes study and will allow continuity and compatibility in the data sets generated across these different projects.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleLibrary preparation kits for exome capture. The is the only possible supplier to allow continuity with other projects. There is a clear benefit from maintaining continuity with an earlier project. The benefits must outweigh any potential financial advantages to be gained by competitive tendering.

Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersTechnicalReasons, additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Special regimeNot published

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents0

Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statusactive

SupplierTwist Bioscience Corporation

Contracts

Exome Sequencing Kits

Statusactive

Value£825,000

Documents & submission route

Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

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Latest release ID	013442-2026
Latest release timestamp	Fri Feb 13 2026 13:51:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	complete
Procurement method	direct
Procurement method details	Direct award
Main procurement category	Not published
Above threshold	Not published
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	0
Tender documents in source	1
Awards in latest release	1
Contracts in latest release	1
Parties in latest release	2

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
13 Feb 2026	award, contract	013442-2026
4 Dec 2025	award, contract	079886-2025
4 Dec 2025	award, contract	079881-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)

13 Feb 2026 · 013442-2026 · award, contract

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