Published date: 17 December 2021

Last edited date: 17 December 2021

This notice was replaced on 17 December 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 17 December 2021, last edited 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-0482700D0O000000rwimUAA2

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.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Genomics Quality and Innovation Framework Agreement

  • Opportunity
  • Published 17 December 2021

About the buyer

Contact name

Shemunatsi Madziba

Address

Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
GB

Email

shemunatsi.madziba@dhsc.gov.uk