UKRI-5797 Maintenance Contract for 3 x Sequencing Systems

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)

Awarded value£85,266published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Illumina Cambridge Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Medical Research Council (MRC) have appointed a supplier to provide a maintenance contract for three sequencing systems for a period of 2 years.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

50000000 Repair and maintenance services

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: 24 Feb 2026, 15:01 GMT
Last source update: 24 Feb 2026, 15:01 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-5797
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-016545
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065b37 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
24 Feb 2026, 15:01 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £85,2661 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Illumina Cambridge Ltd	£85,266 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5797 Maintenance Contract for 3 x Sequencing Systems · Illumina Cambridge Ltd
Signed
24 Feb 2026
Value
£85,266
Period
1 Mar 2026 – 14 Apr 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

llumina Cambridge LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03625145 19 Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, East of England, CB21 6DFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Feb 2026, 15:01 GMT