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Respiratory Metagenomics Expansion Programme

GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:27.

Opportunity overview

The contracting authority, Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT), intends to award a contract for the delivery of Respiratory Metagenomic Clinical Services to Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC after being granted funding from NHS England (NHSE) and the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology for the financial years 2025/26 to be the lead provider of the programme supporting 9 NHS Trusts with the option to expand to other participants

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Matched by number
Published award value
£7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 05386273
Location
Oxford, UKJ14, OX4 4DQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C395947
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
In accordance with Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the PA23, this direct award is to be made on the grounds of absence of competition for technical reasons as the products and services are subject to patented technology by Oxford Nanpore Technologies PLC. It is unique in that it is the only sequencing technology available on the market that enables direct, real-time analysis of short to ultra-long fragments of DNA/RNA, in fully scalable formats. No other provider is able to supply equivalent goods or services. • Additional Information - The contracting authority has concluded that the conditions for a direct award are satisfied due to their being no alternatives and an absence of competition due to patent status of the required products and services. A Contract Award Notice (UK6) will be published following the expiry of the standstill period.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-RJ1
Name
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 9RT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Great Maze Pond

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
RJ1
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PDZC-6438-DGPX
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-05386273
Name
OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Locality
Oxford
Postal Code
OX4 4DQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Gosling Building Edmund Halley Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
05386273
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PNQY-3648-RQHN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Respiratory Metagenomics Expansion Programme
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research laboratory services

Value

Amount
7,010,966
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
8,413,159

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067168-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Oct 2025, 15:30

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05386273
Name
OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 9RT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d0df-2025-10-21T15:30:18+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·