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Novel benchtop sequencing platform

Biomedical equipment
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: University Of Edinburgh: "Novel benchtop sequencing platform". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUniversity Of EdinburghScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for University Of Edinburgh. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
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Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.3Bids / Report
60.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 230 active published awards; 205 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUniversity Of Edinburgh
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published13 Mar 2025, 16:43 GMT
Last source update13 Mar 2025, 16:43 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationBiomedical equipment
Delivery area
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04ed00
What is being bought
The genetics core team wishes to trial a novel bench-top sequencing platform which can scan low diversity libraries with high quality (Q30>90%; Q40>90%), a low PhiX spike, providing 2B reads per run at low cost of purchase and low cost per run (<5 GBP/Gb) and the ability to operate on small and large scale reading projects. On the basis of market analysis it is believed competition is absent for technical reasons and the awarded supplier may offer the only current ‘out of the box’ single device which fulfils this specification within the project budget. A ten day stand-still period will be observed should an economic operator who has not been identified in the market engagement wish to challenge the award, at which point the Authority may at its sole option cancel the award.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Mar 2025, 16:43 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    13 Mar 2025, 16:43 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    13 Mar 2025, 16:43 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The genetics core team wishes to trial a novel bench-top sequencing platform which can scan low diversity libraries with high quality (Q30>90%; Q40>90%), a low PhiX spike, providing 2B reads per run at low cost of purchase and low cost per run (<5 GBP/Gb) and the ability to operate on small and large scale reading projects. On the basis of market analysis it is believed competition is absent for technical reasons and the awarded supplier may offer the only current ‘out of the box’ single device which fulfils this specification within the project budget. A ten day stand-still period will be observed should an economic operator who has not been identified in the market engagement wish to challenge the award, at which point the Authority may at its sole option cancel the award. Additional information: Minimum scoring applied in the sense that had the solution not met the stringent criteria of the customer it would have been rejected.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    13 Mar 2025, 16:43 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 13 Mar 2025, 00:00 GMT · £290,640
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Element Biosciences
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£290,640 · signed 13 Mar 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authority GB-FTS-2023
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  • University Of Edinburgh
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH1 1HT
    +44 1316502759
  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    Edinburgh
  • Element Biosciences
    supplier

    Keizersgracht 391 A, Amsterdam, NL329, 1016EJ
    +33 619623635
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleOn the basis of market analysis it is believed competition is absent for technical reasons and the awarded supplier may offer the only current ‘out of the box’ single device which fulfils this specification. A ten day stand-still period will be observed should an economic operator who has not been identified in the market engagement wish to challenge the award, at which point the Authority may at its sole option cancel the award.