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Respiratory Metagenomics Expansion Programme

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 20:46.

Opportunity overview

GSTT will lead the development of a national clinical metagenomics pilot service by deploying NHS developed laboratory, bioinformatic and clinical protocols along with Oxford Nanopore developed sequencing technology to a network of 30 NHS sites across the UK for the dual benefit of patient care and bio-surveillance.

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 exact name
Contract value
£7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£7m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PNQY-3648-RQHN
Location
Oxford, UKJ14, OX4 4DQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

  • Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • GSTT will lead the development of a national clinical metagenomics pilot service by deploying NHS developed laboratory, bioinformatic and clinical protocols along with Oxford Nanopore developed sequencing technology to a network of 30 NHS sites across the UK for the dual benefit of patient care and bio-surveillance.Open 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
C405258
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Under PA23 there are 2 relevant provisions for a direct award for patented technology covered under section 41, Schedule 5. (1) “a supplier is in possession of IP and there are no reasonable alternatives…”and (2) “the absence of competition for technical reasons”, both sectioned under “Single Suppliers” where a particular supplier owns the intellectual rights and is the only supplier able to provide that product / service.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PDZC-6438-DGPX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDZC-6438-DGPX

Address

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

Contact

Name
Miranda Gordon
Telephone
020 7101 7004

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
Id
GB-PPON-PNQY-3648-RQHN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNQY-3648-RQHN

Address

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

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48814400
Description
Clinical information system
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71900000
Description
Laboratory services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNQY-3648-RQHN
Name
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Respiratory Metagenomics Expansion Programme
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
21 Nov 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
21 Nov 2025, 00:00
Ends
10 Nov 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
7,010,000
Amount
6,950,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-11444
Document Type
contractSigned
Description
GSTT will lead the development of a national clinical metagenomics pilot service by deploying NHS developed laboratory, bioinformatic and clinical protocols along with Oxford Nanopore developed sequencing technology to a network of 30 NHS sites across the UK for the dual benefit of patient care and bio-surveillance.
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
014515-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Feb 2026, 17:01
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Net Zero Transition Plan
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Opportunity and Belonging

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 014515-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·