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Provision for Custom Synthesis of DNA Molecules

Research laboratory services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency: "Provision for Custom Synthesis of DNA Molecules". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySecretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security AgencyScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
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Published history for Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
1.5Bids / Report
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Coverage: 125 active published awards; 77 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthoritySecretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
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
Published19 Jun 2025, 14:26 BST
Last source update19 Jun 2025, 14:26 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationResearch laboratory services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05501a
What is being bought
Provision of Custom Synthesis of DNA Molecules for UKHSA Porton Down.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Jun 2025, 14:26 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    19 Jun 2025, 14:26 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    19 Jun 2025, 14:26 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This requirement is for a custom synthesised oligo and mutagenized libraries. The contract will also include the ability to order other libraries as required and cloning of the above nucleotides. <br/>All oligonucleotide synthesis is priced on the scale of the library and size of the individual components of the library (as below) as well additional fees for cloning/purification. It is expected we would require synthesis of oligos between 5,000 (Tier 6) and 50,000 (Tier 13) of nucleotides 121-150 nt in length
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    19 Jun 2025, 14:26 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 6 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Twist Bioscience
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
Not published · signed 6 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
highestValidBidValue: 200000 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 200000 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authority GB-FTS-91907
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  • Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
    buyer

    10 South Colonnade, London, UKI42, E14 4PU
    procurementnotices@ukhsa.gov.uk

  • Commercial Court
    reviewBody

    7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL

  • Twist Bioscience
    supplier

    05283571
    1 Morshead Road, London, UK, W91JH
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe proposed procurement route is a Direct Award (Reg. 32(2)(b) and (c). The contract will be awarded due to the awarded supplier being the sole supplier of specific oligonucleotides required by the Agency and distinct intellectual property rights owned by the awarded supplier and sole supply rights.