Official UK procurement notice
Kit Essential reagents required for the RD2.1 Long Read programme
Authority: GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£100,655published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to New England Biolabs UK Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purchase of specific reagent kit that has been developed by ONT and NEB in collaboration to support ONT sequencing. The composition of the kit reagents is proprietary to NEB. NEB is the sole supplier recommended by ONT for these essential reagents.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 21 May 2026, 14:22 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 14:22 BST
- Authority reference
GEL-RE-26079- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047155- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f58Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published21 May 2026, 14:22 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £100,6551 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| New England Biolabs UK Ltd | £100,655 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · New England Biolabs UK Ltd
- Signed
- 21 May 2026
- Value
- £100,655
- Period
- 21 May 2026 – 21 May 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS (U.K.) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender