In deliveryUnited KingdomGoods£2,500,000
Procurement of New Benchtop Genome Sequencer and all consumables and servicing for ten years
- Published
- Published 23 April 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 19 May 2026
Overview
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) procured a benchtop genome sequencer with consumables and ten years of servicing to expand its veterinary microbiology capabilities and meet a six-fold increase in demand for microbial genome sequencing. The contract, awarded to Illumina Cambridge Limited on 8 July 2026 for £2,668,717, will support processing approximately 5,650 microbial genomes annually for disease surveillance, epidemiological investigations, and antimicrobial resistance profiling. Delivery is now complete.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £2,500,000
- Procedure
- Open
- Published
- 23 April 2026
- Questions by
- 8 May 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Medical equipmentsLaboratory reagentsLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Biomedical equipmentChecking and testing apparatusRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipmentRepair and maintenance services of machinery+3 more
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £2,668,717
- Award date
- 8 July 2026
- Contract period
- 19 July 2026 → 19 July 2036
- Ilumina Cambridge Limited
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
10 July 2026
View notice ↗Contract Notice
23 April 2026
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)
BuyerBelfast, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PBLN-5294-NVHZ
Authority website ↗CPD - Supplies and Services Division
Procuring entityBelfast, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV
Authority website ↗
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