Official UK procurement notice
PATH-SAFE Genomic Data Platform - Technical Strand
Authority: Food Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is for a 24-month project to work with relevant government end user agencies to conduct further R&D across three workstreams (technical, governance, and strategy) to address uncertainties identified through the 25/26 work.
The project will:
• Create a robust evidence base (datasets, appraisal reports, etc) to inform future platform design and operational decisions, reduce technical uncertainty
and enable confident, data-driven progression of the platform towards operational deployment.
• Realise tangible value from prior investment by advancing the platform to operational readiness, positioning it to strengthen long-term national capability and resilience around response to foodborne threats and antimicrobial resistance.
• Deliver strengthened cross-government One Health collaboration, evidenced through established, sustained ways of working across FSA, UKHSA, APHA and partners, enabling more coordinated and effective foodborne pathogen surveillance.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
- Authority reference
C464429- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f48b
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
- • STAs are justified under Schedule 5 (direct award grounds) of the Procurement Act 2023, specifically “additional or repeat goods, services or works”, where continuity, technical compatibility, and supplier uniqueness are required.
- Risks
Risks associated with a scientific services project of this nature may include (but not limited to) delays in project delivery, budgetary pressures, changes in scope or requirements, difficulties in obtaining representative samples, sampling plan amendments, sample quality or availability issues, laboratory capacity more…
constraints, analytical method development and validation challenges, equipment failure, data quality concerns, regulatory or legislative changes, stakeholder availability, and delays in the provision of information, materials or approvals. There is also a risk that research findings or analytical results may not generate the expected outcomes, requiring additional investigation, testing, or revisions to the proposed approach. Suppliers will be expected to identify, manage and mitigate such risks throughout the contract lifecycle to ensure delivery of the agreed objectives, timelines and outputs.
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Notice published13 days ago8 Sept 2026, 13:52 BST
- Standstill ends3 days ago17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford (Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance)21 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2029 | £967,000 | 7 Sept 2026standstill to 17 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published8 Sept 2026, 13:52 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published8 Sept 2026, 13:48 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of Oxford (Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender