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Published 30 Jun 2025, 16:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GB Wallingford: High-throughput sequencing (HTS) suite

Official notice

Authority: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£250,000≈ £50k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2025awarded 15 Sept 2025
Awarded to Illumina Cambridge Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Sept 2030 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This opportunity was for the provision of upgrades to the current High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) suite. The Procurement Team followed an open tender process for this planned purchase. Further details are available in the tender documents—Specification, Schedule 5.

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CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions: 60%
  • ESG Questions: 10%
  • Pricing Schedule: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Pricing Schedule
  • Technical Questions
  • ESG Questions
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
30 Jun 2025, 16:06 BST
Last source update
4 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Aug 2025
Authority reference
SEPR_402_25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036207
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055629 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
hy, en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

30 Jun 2025 → 4 Nov 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 16:06 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    11 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends391 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts386 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published351 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 16:06 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    12 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Illumina Cambridge Ltd1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026£250,00015 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Illumina Cambridge Ltd

    Signed
    12 Oct 2025
    Value
    £250,000
    Period
    28 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNLJ-4998-WXXW Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, South East, OX10 8BBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Illumina Cambridge LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03625145 19 Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, East of England, CB21 6DFContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender