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Procurement of New Benchtop Genome Sequencer and all consumables and servicing for ten years

Awarded to Illumina Cambridge Limited

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)(buyer)

Published
Published 23 April 2026
Deadline
Closed 19 May 2026
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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.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£2,500,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
23 April 2026
Questions by
8 May 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
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
Contract length
10 years
Against estimate
7% above
Bids received
3
Winner
  • Illumina Cambridge Limited

This contract ends on 19 July 2036.

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About the winner

Illumina Cambridge Limited

Based in
Cambridge
Public contracts won
71
Across UK and EU notices

No other contract from Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) under this supplier name in Skim's records.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

3

1 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 20% received only one.

How bids were scored

  • AC2 - Supply, Quality Control and Training
  • AC3 - Service Management
  • AC3 - Service Management
  • AC4 - Social Value - Theme 3: Delivering Zero Carbon
  • AC5 - Overall contract price

Market context

Typical award in Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

£101,100

Median of 4,213 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 26.4× the median.

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in the last 12 months

11

contracts awarded, worth £104,194,863 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    24 July 2026

  2. Contract

    10 July 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    23 April 2026

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