Official UK procurement notice
Next Generation Sequencing Reagents and Consumables
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority operates an existing Illumina MiSeq next generation sequencing platform and requires reagents that are technically compatible with this equipment and established laboratory workflows. Due to standardisation, validation and interoperability requirements, no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 14:20 BST
- Authority reference
7844-27- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082704- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef73Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The Authority operates an existing Illumina MiSeq next generation sequencing platform and requires reagents that are technically compatible with this equipment and established laboratory workflows. Due to standardisation, validation and interoperability requirements, no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published1 Sept 2026, 12:30 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2026, 14:20 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illumina Cambridge Ltd15 Sept 2026 – 15 Sept 2027 | £156,201 | 1 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender