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title: "Pharmacogenomic (PGx) Testing Service"
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# Pharmacogenomic (PGx) Testing Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pharmacogenomic-pgx-testing-service-ocds-h6vhtk-069b2d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER: "Pharmacogenomic (PGx) Testing Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-ulster-GB-NIC-NIC100166)
- **Published Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 June 2026 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services, Medical analysis services, Miscellaneous health services, Services provided by medical laboratories
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pharmacogenomic-pgx-testing-service-ocds-h6vhtk-069b2d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069b2d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pharmacogenomic-pgx-testing-service-ocds-h6vhtk-069b2d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.etendersni.gov.uk

## Description
The project wishes to appoint a suitable laboratory or multiple labs to supply an end-to-end genomic testing service which provides genomic variant data for n=4,854 participants in Northern Ireland (NI) and Ireland. Specifically, the areas where the project will recruit participants from of relevance to this tender includes counties Londonderry, Tyrone in Northern Ireland and counties Donegal and Sligo in Ireland. The iMPROVE project will operate on the basis of a research implementation study which aims to integrate pharmacogenomic testing into a patient-centred medicines optimisation care pathway in GP practices across the project regions. The new integrated care pathway will be led by GP practice pharmacists with a focus on medicines optimisation to improve outcomes, removing inappropriate and ineffective treatments and adverse drug event risk reduction. Medications for pain, depression, anxiety and cardiovascular disease are the most prescribed drugs which also display considerable variation in efficacy, in part due to single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes which can alter efficient drug metabolism.  A laboratory service is required to transport participant samples from GP sites, test for a finite list of SNPs which alter the rate of metabolism of a constrained list of prescribed medications including opioids, SSRI’s, PPI’s, statins and Clopidgrel.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71900000, 85140000, 85145000, 85148000

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/08/2026 to 02/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045435-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-17T12:55:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T02:41:51.034Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069b2d