Published date: 17 December 2021
Last edited date: 20 December 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Research laboratory services - 73111000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£5,000,000
Procurement reference
CF-0482700D0O000000rwimUAA4
Published date
17 December 2021
Closing date
18 January 2022
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
1 February 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
UKHSA seeks to establish a Quality and Innovation Framework agreement for pathogen genomics projects. The Framework is to be established under Regulation 14 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Although this procurement is exempt under Regulation 14, UKHSA will run the procurement process equivalent to the Open Procedure.
The Framework seeks to provide research and diagnostic laboratories the opportunity to assist the Authority through work packages in optimising the delivery of Pathogen Genomics activity across its lab networks and supporting activities. The generic requirements to be covered under the framework will include but are not limited to research and development, experimentation, and study for the examination of specimens/samples/sample extracts and the development of methods for pathogen genomic sequencing and data analysis.
Interested providers shall have suitable prior experience which includes:
- pathogen sample-to-result sequencing
- data analysis for pathogens
- whole genome sequencing
-sequencing data analysis and pipeline development.
Interested suppliers can visit the Atamis Portal eTendering Portal:
https://health-family.force.com/
Please search for Contract Ref: C52945 to find to find this opportunity. To tender you must follow instructions provided in the tender documents and respond via the portal.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Genomics Quality and Innovation Framework Agreement
- Opportunity
- Published 17 December 2021, last edited 20 December 2021
About the buyer
Contact name
Shemunatsi Madziba
Address
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
GB
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Closing: 18 January 2022, 10am