Genie Testing Improvements · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£83,564published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Insight Direct

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of a senior software engineer for a six-month engagement to carry out Genie testing improvements.

CPV: Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Genomics England's Pipeline Orchestration squad is preparing Genie to scale up volume…Awarded

Genomics England's Pipeline Orchestration squad is preparing Genie to scale up volume of processing of whole genome equivalents (WGEs). The deliverables will provide essential data to support Genie's scaling roadmap and improve day-to-day engineering efficiency.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Mar 2025, 20:36 GMT
Last source update: 24 Mar 2025, 20:36 GMT
Authority reference: GEL-HE-25064
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-011011
Classification (CPV): Software-related services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f826 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: As the total value of the services is £83,564.46 this is a below-threshold procurement and not within the scope of the regulation. No prior publication was therefore required. The contract was awarded under a compliant framework (HealthTrust Europe LLP Framework Agreement for the Enterprise Level Information Communication Technology (ICT) Digital Technology Solutions 2023 (ComIT 3 - Complete IT 3) (reference number: 2023/S 000-007857)).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £83,5641 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Insight Direct	£83,564 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Genie Testing Improvements · Insight Direct
Signed
20 Mar 2025
Value
£83,564
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Level 21 One Canada Square, London, London, E145ABContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

His Majesty's High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Insight Direct (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02579852 1st Floor, 1 St Paul's Place, Sheffield, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.