PROVISION OF DYPD KITS – MASS ARRAY

Official notice

Procurement agent: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL2)

Awarded value£132,573published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Agena Bioscience GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement relates to the provision of reagents, consumables, software updates, technical support, and maintenance services for the Agena MassARRAY system used by the All Wales Medical Genomics Service (AWMGS) to deliver DPYD gene testing. This testing is critical for identifying patients at risk of severe toxicity from fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy drugs, enabling safer, personalised cancer treatment.Agena Bioscience is the only supplier capable of meeting these requirements due to technical reasons. They are the original equipment manufacturer of the MassARRAY system, which is already deployed within AWMGS. Awarding the contract to Agena ensures full compatibility with existing infrastructure, continuity of service, and access to essential reagents, consumables, and software updates. No alternative supplier can provide the necessary integration, validated clinical performance, and technical support required for NHS Wales operations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

33696500 Laboratory reagents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 3 Dec 2025, 14:59 GMT
Last source update: 16 Dec 2025, 11:40 GMT
Authority reference: CAV-DIR (25-26) 104
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-083271
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Wales (UKL2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ee1c Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025

Transparency notice published
3 Dec 2025, 14:59 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
3 Dec 2025, 15:48 GMT
UK6
Contract details notice published
16 Dec 2025, 11:40 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £132,5731 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Agena Bioscience GmbH1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028	£132,573	1 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

PROVISION OF DYPD KITS – MASS ARRAY · Agena Bioscience GmbH
Signed
15 Dec 2025
Value
£132,573
Period
1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Procurement agentPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPPR-7969-BTJG Woodland House Maes y Coed Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4HHContact name, email, phone

Clients of the procurement agent

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityThe NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) plays a vital role in supporting NHS Wales by delivering a wide range of professional, technical, and administrative services. It is hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, which means Velindre provides the governance and infrastructure to support NWSSP’s operations, but NWSSP itself serves all NHS organisations across Wales.GB-PPON: PXWV-6492-CGMN Cardiff, WalesContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Agena BioscienceAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZRB-3687-YPMR Gasstraße 18, Haus 5, Hamburg, DE, 22761, DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Dec 2025, 11:40 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Dec 2025, 15:48 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender3 Dec 2025, 14:59 GMT