AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract with OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC for proprietary Oxford Nanopore sequencing consumables supporting research and clinical utility investigations by the All Wales Medical Genomics Service.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is recorded to OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC. The contract record states that it was signed on 20 October 2026 and runs from 21 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a targeted proprietary-consumables purchase valued at £33,080 excluding VAT (£39,696 including VAT), made without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £33,080 excluding VAT; £39,696 including VAT GBP · verified; active award
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Award 1 names Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc as supplier. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC (company number 05386273). Contract 1 provides the shared award/contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender record has status 'complete'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-10-20.
Contract period
99% confidence21 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-21 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£33,080
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Contract 1 value.amount is 33080 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£39,696
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 39696 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value applies to the single recorded contract and award; no separate lot value is published.
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Contract 1 contains the value, while lot 1 has no value_amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial notice publication
97% confidence1 October 2026
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Release history records transparency notice 093034-2026 published on 2026-10-01.
Award date
96% confidence1 October 2026
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The supplied award record for award 1 gives award_date 2026-10-01.
Contract award notice publication
97% confidence2 October 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 093492-2026 published on 2026-10-02.
Contract signed
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned: 2026-10-20.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract document 099075-2026 gives datePublished: 2026-10-20.
Contract start
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-21.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of proprietary Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequencing consumables.
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The tender description states that the proposed contract is for proprietary ONT sequencing consumables.
Intended use
99% confidenceResearch activities and clinical utility investigations undertaken by the All Wales Medical Genomics Service.
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Stated in the tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 has mainProcurementCategory 'goods'.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 33000000 — Medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and personal care products.
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Award item 1 lists this additional CPV classification.
Delivery geography
93% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address in region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender record gives procurementMethod 'direct'.
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender record gives procurementMethodDetails 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Lots
99% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only, and award 1 relates to lot 1.
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract identifier
99% confidence1
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The contracts array records contract id 1, linked to awardID 1.
Contract title
99% confidenceProvision of Oxford Nanopore Consumables for Research
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Contract 1 title.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 has aboveThreshold: false.
Extension, options and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply-market characteristic
99% confidenceThe requirement is expressly for proprietary Oxford Nanopore Technologies consumables.
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The tender description uses the term 'proprietary Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencing consumables'.
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procurement method and method details state direct procurement and 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Commercial scale
98% confidenceThe published contract value is £33,080 excluding VAT for a little over five months.
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Contract value.amount is £33,080 and the stated period is 21 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice evidence
99% confidenceContract details notice available
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Document 099075-2026 is a Contract details notice on Find a Tender, published 20 October 2026.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity
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Supplier verification status is verified with an exact-name match; no name mismatch or address-like source name is flagged.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The lot record contains null title, description and value_amount.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scoring, evaluation or award-rationale fields are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
- The notice supplies UK-wide delivery geography only; it does not identify a more specific delivery site.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oxford Nanopore consumablesCardiff and Vale University Health BoardOXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLCgenomics procurementsequencing consumablesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Oxford Nanopore consumables contract?
OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC won the single recorded award.
What is the contract value?
The contract is valued at £33,080 excluding VAT and £39,696 including VAT.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record states it was signed on 20 October 2026.
How was the contract procured?
It was recorded as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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