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Automated Liquid Handling System for Illumina PCR-free library prep

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:14.

Opportunity overview

The Trust has identified a capital requirement for the procurement of an automated liquid handling system specifically designed to support Illumina PCR-free Library Preparation

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.

Published award value
£271.7k
Awarded
15 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PNMP-6938-NQRL
Location
Buckinghamshire, UKJ13, HP7 9NA, 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
6022/26
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Biomek i5 Multichannel Automated Liquid Handling System is the only solution capable of meeting the Trust’s operational, technical, and interoperability requirements, The existing NHS framework agreement currently provides access to the Beckman Coulter Biomek i5 Multichannel Automated Liquid Handling System or an alternative system meeting the required specification and interoperability for the Trust’s genomics workflows.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

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-PPON-PPYL-1513-MZZL
Name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1N 3JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Great Ormond Street

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PPYL-1513-MZZL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Busayo Omoyajowo
Telephone
07500585176
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PDZC-6438-DGPX
Name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Role Details
Facilitate the purchase of the equipment

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

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

Details

Identifier

Id
PDZC-6438-DGPX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Busayo Omoyajowo
Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PNMP-6938-NQRL
Name
BECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ13
Country
GB
Locality
Buckinghamshire
Postal Code
HP7 9NA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Oakley Court, Kingsmead Business Park, Frederick Place, HIGH WYCOMBE

Details

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

Identifier

Id
PNMP-6938-NQRL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Telephone
01494441181

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
16 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Automated Liquid Handling System for Illumina PCR-free library prep
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38437000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory pipettes and accessories
Entry 2
Id
38000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Value

Amount
271,673.41
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
326,008.1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
066080-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
16 Oct 2025, 17:47
Entry 2
Id
066082-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
16 Oct 2025, 17:58

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNMP-6938-NQRL
Name
BECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
3 Nov 2025, 00:00

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
N/A

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNMP-6938-NQRL
Name
BECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
27 Oct 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · WC1N 3JH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05ce61-2025-10-16T17:58:26+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·