Official UK procurement notice
Respiratory Metagenomics Expansion Programme
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contracting authority, Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT), intends to award a contract for the delivery of Respiratory Metagenomic Clinical Services to Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC after being granted funding from NHS England (NHSE) and the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology for the financial years 2025/26 to be the lead provider of the programme supporting 9 NHS Trusts with the option to expand to other participants
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 15:30 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2025, 15:30 BST
- Authority reference
C395947- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067168- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0dfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
In accordance with Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the PA23, this direct award is to be made on the grounds of absence of competition for technical reasons as the products and services are subject to patented technology by Oxford Nanpore Technologies PLC. It is unique in that it is the only sequencing technology available on the market that enables direct, real-time analysis of short to ultra-long fragments of DNA/RNA, in fully scalable formats. No other provider is able to supply equivalent goods or services.
- Additional Information - The contracting authority has concluded that the conditions for a direct award are satisfied due to their being no alternatives and an absence of competition due to patent status of the required products and services. A Contract Award Notice (UK6) will be published following the expiry of the standstill period.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published21 Oct 2025, 15:30 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Nanopore Technologies1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 | £7,010,966 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender