Official UK procurement notice
Single-molecule counting and digital quantification of RNA molecules instrument
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionsingle-molecule counting and digital quantification of RNA molecules system addresses these needs by enabling highly sensitive, reproducible, and multiplexed gene and protein expression analysis without amplification bias. This is particularly important in radiation research, where sample quality and quantity are often limited.
CPV: Medical equipments
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£0
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Pricing: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Pricing
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2025, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2026, 16:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
C454348- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040355- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f67Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
22 Sept 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published396 days ago22 Sept 2025, 15:53 BST
- Market engagement382 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is conduction Preliminary Market Engagement to understand from suppliers the general levels of market availability, interest and capability for an instrument that can provide direct, single-molecule counting and digital quantification of specific RNA molecules via a survey. Following on from this, suppliers may be contacted for further information if UKHSA deem it necessary. Responses will then be used to consider the best sourcing approach, which has not yet been decided.
The deadline for responses is 06/10/2025
- Next notice expected366 days ago22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published175 days ago1 May 2026, 10:30 BST
- Clarification questions by161 days ago15 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline148 days ago28 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Award decision expected by135 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent128 days ago18 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published115 days ago30 Jun 2026, 16:13 BST
- Contract starts115 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Sept 2025, 15:53 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 10:30 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £01 May 2026, 10:30 BSTwas £142,300
- Status changed to active1 May 2026, 10:30 BST
- Procurement method changed1 May 2026, 10:30 BST
- Deadline published: 28 May 2026, 18:00 BST1 May 2026, 10:30 BST
- Contract award notice published19 Jun 2026, 12:23 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jun 2026, 12:23 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Jun 2026, 16:13 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 22 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc.1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £111,186 | 18 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc. | £111,186 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Single-molecule counting and digital quantification of RNA molecules instrument · Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc.
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2026
- Value
- £111,186
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender