High Quality synthetic molecular products

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£4,091,667published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Twist Bioscience2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of a range of synthetic DNA products, including custom oligo pools, target enrichment panels, library preparation kits, and unique dual index adapters, using a proprietary silicon-based DNA synthesis platform

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible

33696500 Laboratory reagents 38970000 Research, testing and scientific technical simulator 73111000 Research laboratory 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: 16 Jul 2026, 07:25 BST
Last source update: 24 Sept 2026, 08:13 BST
Authority reference: C457890
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-090363
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cc52 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: The proposed Direct Award is justified under Schedule 5, Section 41 (Single Supplier), Paragraph 6, which applies where:
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required; and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

6 Aug 2026 → 24 Sept 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends75 days ago
6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published27 days ago
24 Sept 2026, 08:13 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
16 Jul 2026, 07:25 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
27 Jul 2026, 13:16 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
24 Sept 2026, 08:13 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £4,091,6671 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Twist Bioscience10 Aug 2026 – 28 Jun 2029 · up to 28 Jun 2031Extensions: Initial 3years +1+1 extension options · Options: Terms to include option to increase contract value by £ 3,200,000 to the max contract value of £4,910,000.	£4,091,667same award published again · counted once	16 Jul 2026standstill to 6 Aug 2026	Standstill
Twist Bioscience	£4,091,667 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

High Quality Synthetic Molecular Products · Twist Bioscience
Signed
22 Sept 2026
Value
£4,091,667
Period
23 Sept 2026 – 28 Jun 2029 · up to 28 Jun 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1 year +1 year
Options
£1,710,000.00 inc VAT Initial contract value Terms to include option to increase contract value by £3,200,000.00 to £4,910,000.00 Maximum contract value Initial 3 years +1+1 extension options
No agreed KPIs: Direst award single supplier

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMQ-7576-DVGW 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Twist BioscienceAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRXV-5688-GZWP Twist BioScience, 681 Gateway Blvd, South San Francisco,, San Francisco, US, CA 94080, USContact email

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 Tender24 Sept 2026, 08:13 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 Jul 2026, 13:16 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender16 Jul 2026, 07:25 BST