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title: "Whole Genome Sequencing Services for E.coli Genomes"
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# Whole Genome Sequencing Services for E.coli Genomes

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/whole-genome-sequencing-services-for-e-coli-genomes-ocds-h6vhtk-037168). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Food Standards Scotland (FSS): "Whole Genome Sequencing Services for E.coli Genomes". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Food Standards Scotland (FSS)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/food-standards-scotland-fss-GB-FTS-7929)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 November 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services, Research laboratory services, Services provided by medical laboratories
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £160,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037168`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/whole-genome-sequencing-services-for-e-coli-genomes-ocds-h6vhtk-037168#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/whole-genome-sequencing-services-for-e-coli-genomes-ocds-h6vhtk-037168#participate

## Description
Food Standards Scotland requires a Contractor to provide Whole Genome Sequencing services for E.coli genomes and other bacterial samples

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73111000, 85145000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Food Standards Scotland (FSS) requires a Contractor to provide Whole Genome Sequencing of E. coli genomes gathered from samples across Scotland with minimum 30X Illumina (100-250nt min) coverage.
The sequenced genomes will be used as part of the Work...
- **Contract Period:** 09/01/2023 to 31/03/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 000596-2023-FSS/2022/024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Microbial Genomics Ltd / (Trading as) MicrobesNG**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-58890`
  - Value: £160,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 000597-2023-FSS/2022/024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Microbial Genomics Ltd / (Trading as) MicrobesNG**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-58890`
  - Value: £160,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 000596-2023-FSS/2022/024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £160,000
  - Signed Date: 03/01/2023

- **Contract:** 000597-2023-FSS/2022/024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £160,000
  - Signed Date: 03/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000597-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-09T16:53:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:57:17.549Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-037168