Published date: 22 November 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 18 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Analysis services - 71620000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£69,285

Procurement reference

CF-0412800D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

22 November 2024

Closing date

18 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

25 November 2024

Contract end date

28 February 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Background: The Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATHSAFE)
programme is a cross government, Shared Outcomes Fund (SOF) research programme
which aims to pilot a national surveillance programme for foodborne diseases and antimicrobial
resistance.
Requirement: Cefas requires the supplier to provide technical services, to detect and quantify
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) genes in DNA samples extracted from shellfish and wastewater
using the SmartChip Real-Time PCR method. DNA samples will be collected from Weymouth,
UK and will be delivered by Cefas to the supplier. A customised SmartChip will be required to
detect the genes of interest and the real-time PCR will be performed.
In addition to the above, Cefas also require the supplier to provide analysis of the data and
access to a data platform to visualise and download the results.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

19 November 2024

Contract start date

25 November 2024

Contract end date

28 February 2025

Total value of contract

£69,285

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Resistomap Oy

Address

Elimäenkatu 15 00510

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Jade Peek

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
GB

Email

procure@cefas.gov.uk