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Official UK procurement notice

Genomic Data Platform · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£450,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Oxford University Innovation Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The genomic data platform developed through the PATH-SAFE programme is an operational, cross-government capability which provides genomic analytics linked to contextual metadata, visualised in user friendly reports for end-users within partner UK agencies. The platform has been built on proven expertise and infrastructure and has been co-designed using community and end-user expertise to ensure the delivery of value to end users. Ultimately the platform is expected to provide annotations comparable between agencies through standardised best practice analytics and QC thresholds, enabling sharing of data and resources across organisations, and the rapid identification and tracking of foodborne pathogens, clusters and AMR.

The platform was made live in March 2024, equipped with analytics solely focussed on Salmonella spp., and enhanced through FY24/25 to include E.coli and Listeria analytics. Further funding has been secured for FY25/26 to continue development of the platform as part of a National Food Surveillance Programme, seeking to build on previous project success and prior HMT investment to date. With the platform ready for use, next steps will require deep focus on data integration (i.e. conduiting of data from individual to collective value) to the platform, deployment and further enhancement to support end user needs.

The platform utilises the capability owned by the supplier to complete analyses required to complete this project.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
12 Aug 2025, 15:57 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2025, 08:04 BST
Authority reference
C373232
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055197
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05866f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights PA23 Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 (a) Due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services, or works required and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services of works.

The platform utilises the capability owned by the supplier to complete analyses required to complete this project.

There are no reasonable alternatives due to this, further reasons below:

  1. the considerable amount of trust placed in these existing platforms; they are tried and tested
  2. the feasibility of swapping tools and ensuring that new systems could interoperate as effectively
  3. the risk that alternative solutions may not perform as well.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

21 Aug 2025 → 10 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 08:04 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 15:57 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 16:23 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 08:04 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £450,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oxford University Innovation Limited1 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: Optional 12 month extension£450,000same award published again · counted once12 Aug 2025standstill to 21 Aug 2025Standstill
Oxford University Innovation Limited£450,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Genomic Data Platform · Oxford University Innovation Limited

    Signed
    2 Sept 2025
    Value
    £450,000
    Period
    3 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Optional 12 month extension

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Food Standards Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJRM-6866-LYYX YO1 7PR, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO1 7PRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender