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title: "DAERA AFBI Servicing,Reagents,Consumables for Illumina Miseq Benchtop Genome"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02c4b6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS - AGRI-FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES"
published: "2021-07-20"
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# DAERA AFBI Servicing,Reagents,Consumables for Illumina Miseq Benchtop Genome

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS - AGRI-FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c4b6

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## Summary

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Agri-Food and Biosciences has completed a procurement process for a service contract related to the Illumina MiSeq Benchtop Genome Sequencer. The procurement stage is now at the awarded phase, with the contract valued at £230,000 and signed on 5th July 2021. This procurement was instantiated without prior publication of a call for competition, categorised under repair and maintenance services for precision equipment, and is primarily focused on service provision over a five-year period for AFBI users located in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in precision equipment servicing and laboratory reagent supply. Companies with expertise in genomic technology and specific knowledge of the Illumina platform will be well-placed to compete, as this contract stipulates the use of Illumina’s exclusive servicing and reagents. Additionally, businesses capable of providing high-quality maintenance and support services in the scientific and healthcare sectors may find valuable avenues for collaboration and expansion through this contract.

## Notice

This DAC covers purchasing of a new 5 year service contract for the Miseq instrument to replace that which came with the instrument when purchased after competition in 2015 which will be effective until the end of the asset's useful life. This DAC further includes the foreseeable needs of other AFBI users of AFBI's MiSeq instrument for the next 5 years according to estimates supplied to the Bacteriology and Virology Branches at AFBI Stormont in relation to reagent usage.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This DAC covers purchasing of a new 5 year service contract for the Miseq instrument to replace that which came with the instrument when purchased after competition in 2015 which will be effective until the end of the asset's useful life. This DAC further includes the foreseeable needs of other AFBI users of AFBI's MiSeq instrument for the next 5 years according to estimates supplied to the Bacteriology and Virology Branches at AFBI Stormont in relation to reagent usage.

### Procurement Information

Illumina are sole suppliers of equipment servicing and reagents that run on their machines. These machines are the state of the art for genome sequencing, and to ensure good quality data, AFBI need to be able to use the reagents designed for these platforms. Having purchased the Illumina Miseq hardware, AFBI wish to purchase Illumina servicing and reagents (MiSeq reagent kits v2 and v3), as they are sole suppliers of both.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017075-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £230,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS - AGRI-FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES |
| Additional buyers | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS -AGRI-FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Sydenham |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast East |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ILLUMINA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 33696500 - Laboratory reagents
- 50430000 - Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment

## Release History

- 20 Jul 2021 at 13:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017075-2021
- 7 Jul 2021 at 11:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015684-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.afbini.gov.uk/
- https://www.finance-ni.Gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/dfp/PGN-010
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
- https://www.illumina.com/

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