UKHSA awards PromethION P2i sequencer call-off to Oxford Nanopore

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 17:04.

Opportunity overview

Procurement of Oxford Nanopore PromethION P2i sequencer plus 3 years' servicing via the NMF; to support the externally funded Cabinet Office Integrated Security Fund (ISF) Pathogen Risk Intelligence through Surveillance & Modelling (PRISM) wastewater and air biosurvellance, and Gender, Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) projects

Awarded to

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Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited

Matched by normalised name

Published award value: £98.3k
Awarded: 29 Sept 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-a712dcea-fa7f-47b2-b411-19ffafdf0a21-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV33128000 — Medical laser other than for surgery

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
Schedule 7 - Order Form NMF PromethION P2i C468657 SIGNED REDACTEDOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: CF-3721600D0O000000rwimUAA
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 33128000
Description: Medical laser other than for surgery

Tender Period

Ends: 28 Aug 2026, 12:00

Contract period

Starts: 30 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 29 Sept 2029, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: No
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: E14 4PU

Entry 2

Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-305437
Name: UK Health Security Agency

Identifier

Legal Name: UK Health Security Agency

Address

Street Address: 10 South Colonnade
Locality: Canary Wharf
Postal Code: E14 4PU
Country Name: GB

Contact

Name: Procurement Notices
Email: procurementnotices@ukhsa.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-308724
Name: Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited

Identifier

Legal Name: Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited

Address

Street Address: Gosling Building Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park OX4 4DQ

Details

Scale: large

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-a712dcea-fa7f-47b2-b411-19ffafdf0a21-1
Status: active
Date: 30 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 15:28

Value

Amount: 98,257.5
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-308724
Name: Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited

Contract period

Starts: 30 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 29 Sept 2029, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/feab4f2e-4ae7-4919-b4ce-d71164cf5bc2 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 15:28
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Description: Schedule 7 - Order Form NMF PromethION P2i C468657 SIGNED REDACTED
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/19fe88b5-0725-4b53-b3ac-edad4a3e4508 ↗
Format: application/pdf

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Canary Wharf · E14 4PU · GB
Delivery location · E14 4PU
Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

feab4f2e-4ae7-4919-b4ce-d71164cf5bc2-918077Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 15 Oct 2026, 15:28

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

UK Health Security Agency awarded a £98,257.50 call-off for an Oxford Nanopore PromethION P2i sequencer and three years of servicing to OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC. The published award records a 30 September 2026 to 29 September 2029 contract period.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; source status completeEvidence: Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-a712dcea-fa7f-47b2-b411-19ffafdf0a21-1 has status "active".
Award date30 September 2026Evidence: The award date is recorded as 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: feab4f2e-4ae7-4919-b4ce-d71164cf5bc2-918077
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a712dcea-fa7f-47b2-b411-19ffafdf0a21
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 17:04
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award is recorded to OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC under a selective framework call-off.

Market significance

This is a specialist sequencing-equipment and servicing purchase supporting UKHSA biosurveillance-related projects.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC

98% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-a712dcea-fa7f-47b2-b411-19ffafdf0a21-1 · 98257.50 GBP · active

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Verified supplier identity identifies OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC (company number 05386273); the single active award names Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited and records a £98,257.50 value.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice; source status complete

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Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-a712dcea-fa7f-47b2-b411-19ffafdf0a21-1 has status "active".

Award date

99% confidence

30 September 2026

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The award date is recorded as 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.

Order-form evidence

90% confidence

A document titled "Schedule 7 - Order Form NMF PromethION P2i C468657 SIGNED REDACTED" is listed

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The award documents include that exact document title. The document contents were not supplied.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£98,257.50

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The single award value is amount 98257.5, currency GBP.

Value allocation

93% confidence

The published value is associated with the single recorded award

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One award and one supplier are supplied; no lots are published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender deadline

99% confidence

28 August 2026, 12:00 BST

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Tender period end date is 2026-08-28T12:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

30 September 2026

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Award date is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract period

99% confidence

30 September 2026 to 29 September 2029

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The tender and award contract periods both state these start and end dates.

Award notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award notice publication date is 2026-10-15T15:28:48+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Oxford Nanopore PromethION P2i sequencer plus three years' servicing

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The opportunity title and description state this requirement.

Programme context

97% confidence

Support for ISF PRISM wastewater and air biosurveillance and GEDSI projects

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The published description identifies the externally funded Cabinet Office Integrated Security Fund PRISM and GEDSI projects.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 33128000 — Medical laser other than for surgery

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The supplied primary CPV classification is 33128000 with this description.

Delivery location

95% confidence

E14 4PU, United Kingdom

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The tender item lists delivery postcode E14 4PU and country United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective procedure

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Procurement method is recorded as "selective".

Route to market

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement

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Procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement".

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of bidders and evaluation results unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

Three years

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The stated contract period runs from 30 September 2026 to 29 September 2029; the description also states three years' servicing.

SME/VCSE suitability

99% confidence

Not marked as suitable for SMEs or VCSEs

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Tender suitability fields are sme: false and vcse: false.

Extension and renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

97% confidence

Equipment acquisition bundled with servicing through a framework call-off

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The description specifies a PromethION P2i sequencer plus three years' servicing, and the route is a framework call-off.

Pricing detail

99% confidence

Only the total award value is published

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A total award value is supplied, but no equipment-versus-service pricing breakdown is provided.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-a712dcea-fa7f-47b2-b411-19ffafdf0a21
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

UK Health Security Agency

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The buyer party and process buyer name are UK Health Security Agency.

Buyer address

99% confidence

10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, E14 4PU, GB

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Buyer party address in the published data.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC (company number 05386273)

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Supplier verification status is verified, with verified company name OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC and number 05386273.

Source supplier name

98% confidence

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited

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The award party and source supplier name use Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited; verification matched it by normalised name.

Supplier size

95% confidence

Large

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The supplier party details record scale as "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

75% confidence

Around September 2029, subject to any unpublished extension, replacement or further call-off

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This is an estimate derived solely from the explicit contract end date of 29 September 2029; no renewal terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Verified

View supporting evidence

The pre-processed verification identifies OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC, company number 05386273, via a normalised-name match.

Lot and allocation detail

99% confidence

No lot records or individual lot values are supplied

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The lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.

Missing commercial and competition detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No bidder count, bid scores, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No lot titles, lot allocations or individual lot values are published.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation methodology, award rationale, scores and pricing breakdown.
Information not supplied in the published notice: extension and renewal terms.
The listed signed order-form document was not provided as readable content, so its detailed terms cannot be assessed.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the UKHSA PromethION P2i sequencer award?

OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC, verified under company number 05386273.

What is the published award value?

£98,257.50.

What is being procured?

A PromethION P2i sequencer plus three years' servicing.

When does the recorded contract period end?

29 September 2029.

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Procurement of Oxford Nanopore PromethION P2i sequencer

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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