GB Wallingford: High-throughput sequencing (HTS) suite

Opportunity overview

This opportunity was for the provision of upgrades to the current High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) suite. The Procurement Team followed an open tender process for this planned purchase. Further details are available in the tender documents—Specification, Schedule 5. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=991990845

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.

Illumina Cambridge Ltd

Matched by number

Published award value: £250k
Awarded: 14 Sept 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 03625145
Location: Cambridge, UKH12, CB21 6DF, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Lots

Lot 1£250k

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
contractSignedOpen source ↗

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: SEPR_402_25
Status: complete
Above Threshold: Yes
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: goods
How to submit: www.delta-esourcing.com
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends: 19 Aug 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends: 30 Jul 2025, 00:00

Enquiry period

Ends: 11 Jul 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: notAllowed

Languages

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Value

Amount: 250,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 300,000

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Pricing Schedule
Type: price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 30
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Name: Technical Questions
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 60
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 3

Name: ESG Questions
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 10
Weight: percentageExact

Contract period

Ends: 30 Sept 2030, 23:59
Starts: 1 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 38000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Entry 2

Id: 036207-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036207-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 30 Jun 2025, 16:06

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-PPON-PNLJ-4998-WXXW
Name: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKJ14
Country: GB
Locality: Wallingford
Postal Code: OX10 8BB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id: PNLJ-4998-WXXW
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Name: Dewan Ferreira
Email: dewfer@ceh.ac.uk
Telephone: 01491838800

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-03625145
Name: Illumina Cambridge Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKH12
Country: GB
Locality: Cambridge
Postal Code: CB21 6DF
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: 19 Granta Park, Great Abington

Details

Vcse: No
Scale: large
Sheltered Workshop: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No

Identifier

Id: 03625145
Scheme: GB-COH

Contact

Name: Mark Robinson
Email: tendersemea@illumina.com

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 15 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: goods
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 15 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 38000000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Value

Amount: 250,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 300,000

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 056901-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056901-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 16 Sept 2025, 12:05

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-03625145
Name: Illumina Cambridge Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 12 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

Contract period

Ends: 31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts: 1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends: 25 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Award ID: 1
Date Signed: 12 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold: Yes

Value

Amount: 250,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 300,000

Period

Ends: 30 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts: 28 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1

Id: A-7345
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7345 ↗
Format: application/pdf
Document Type: contractSigned

Entry 2

Id: 071003-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071003-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: contractNotice
Published: 4 Nov 2025, 16:27

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Wallingford · UKJ14 · OX10 8BB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-055629-2025-11-04T16:27:34ZTender notice on Find a Tender · 4 Nov 2025, 16:27