Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5363 NextSeq 2000 Silver Support Plan for Illumina Sequencer
Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: London (UKI3)
Awarded value£45,820published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Illumina Cambridge Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Medical Research Council (MRC) have appointed a supplier to provide a full service contract for a period of 14 months for an Illumina Sequencer including parts, labour and 2 business day on-site response for faults.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 23 Oct 2025, 16:52 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2025, 16:52 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-5363- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067970- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d2d7Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published23 Oct 2025, 16:52 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £45,8201 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illumina Cambridge Ltd | £45,820 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5363 NextSeq 2000 Silver Support Plan for Illumina Sequencer · Illumina Cambridge Ltd
- Signed
- 23 Oct 2025
- Value
- £45,820
- Period
- 14 Jan 2026 – 23 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Illumina Cambridge LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender