AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation has concluded a direct, below-threshold purchase of single-cell sequencing reagents from ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 28 September 2026 and runs from 30 September to 30 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, low-value direct goods purchase linked to an addition to an existing order; it was not competitively advertised.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £10,952 gross (shared contract value) GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED as supplier; contract 1, linked to award 1, has a GBP 10,952 value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice metadata describes this as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 28 September 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-09-28.
Contract period
99% confidence30 September 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period specifies startDate 2026-09-30 and endDate 2026-11-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£10,952 gross
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Contract 1 value records amount and amountGross as 10,952 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceOne supplier and one related lot are recorded; no separate lot value is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier and relates to lot 1; lot-level value is not supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-28.
Contract start
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-30.
Contract end
99% confidence30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-11-30.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-19T09:07:49+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSingle-cell sequencing reagents
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The procurement title is "CSP26890 - single-cell sequencing reagents".
Category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as goods.
Classification
99% confidenceChemical reagents (CPV 33696300)
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The award item carries CPV 33696300, described as Chemical reagents.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address is recorded at UK level.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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procurementMethodDetails is recorded as "Below threshold - without competition".
Published rationale
94% confidenceAddition to an existing order that pushed the purchase past the threshold
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The notice description states that the procurement is being concluded without competition because it is an add to an existing order pushing it past the threshold.
Call for competition
99% confidenceNot a call for competition
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The notice description explicitly says this is a contract details notice, not a call for competition.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract reference
99% confidenceCSP26890
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Contract 1 is titled "CSP26890".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately two months
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The stated period runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 November 2026.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceThe notice describes a direct addition to an existing order rather than a newly competed requirement.
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The published rationale says the purchase was an add to an order already in existence.
Competition signal
98% confidenceNo competitive opportunity is evidenced by this notice.
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The notice states it is not a call for competition and records a direct, without-competition method.
Award concentration
98% confidenceThe published award records one supplier for the single listed lot.
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Award 1 lists ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED and relates to lot 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The lot record contains only its identifier and complete status; no title, description or value is supplied.
Award date
99% confidenceNo separate award date is published.
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The award record has no award_date; the contract signature date is separately supplied.
Evaluation and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown or award rationale beyond the direct-procurement explanation is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award date is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology, award scores, detailed pricing, extension options and renewal terms.
- The notice states that the purchase adds to an existing order, but does not identify or value that earlier order.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Research and InnovationILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITEDsingle-cell sequencing reagentschemical reagentsCSP26890direct procurementUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CSP26890 contract?
ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED, company number 03625145, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £10,952 gross.
Was this contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition and says it was an addition to an existing order.
When does the contract run?
The published period is 30 September 2026 to 30 November 2026; the contract record states it was signed on 28 September 2026.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.