--- title: "The Supply, Delivery and Maintenance of a Illumina NextSeq 1000 Sequencing System and Associated Consumables" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02f737" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02f737" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02f737.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02f737.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT" published: "2021-11-16" --- # The Supply, Delivery and Maintenance of a Illumina NextSeq 1000 Sequencing System and Associated Consumables Buyer: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f737 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02f737) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02f737.json) ## Summary The Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd., located in Cheshire, United Kingdom, has successfully completed the procurement process for the supply, delivery, and maintenance of an Illumina NextSeq 1000 Sequencing System and associated consumables. The procurement was conducted through a limited method, specifically negotiated without the publication of a contract notice, due to the technical specifications required for the workflow. The contract, valued at £300,000, was signed on 16th November 2021, following a 10-day standstill period that concluded on 26th November 2021. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the laboratory equipment industry, particularly those specializing in sequencing systems and related technical services. Companies that manufacture or distribute specialised laboratory equipment, as well as those offering installation, maintenance, and training services, would be well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. The unique technical requirements noted in this procurement process highlight the potential for businesses that can meet such specific demands to secure contracts with research and medical entities like the Medicines Discovery Catapult. ## Notice The Supply, Delivery and Maintenance of a Illumina NextSeq 1000 Sequencing System and Associated Consumables. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Supply, Delivery and Maintenance of a Illumina NextSeq 1000 Sequencing System and Associated Consumables to the Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd. The Illumina NextSeq 1000 Sequencing System is an integrated system for automated generation of DNA clonal clusters by bridge amplification, sequencing, primary analysis, and secondary analysis. The system includes embedded touchscreen monitor and on-instrument computer, control software, hardware accelerated analysis pipelines. The contract includes delivery, installation, maintenance and training. The associated consumables are also included in the scope of this contract. ### Procurement Information The Illumina sequencer for GeoMx is required by the Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd (MDC) as it forms part of the GeoMx workflow for whole spatial transcriptome analysis. Illumina sequencer for GeoMx is required, there is no competition and competition is absent for technical reasons as the Illumina sequencer for GeoMx is the only instrument which has access to Illumina adapters within the nanostring reagents. Nanostring have developed a workflow with Illumina where Illumina's i5 and i7 sequences specifically add P5 and P7 sequences for binding to Illumina's flow cell. These sequences are part of the SeqCode that are for the library prep and there are no alternative sequences to obtain for analysis. Furthermore, the software offers a selection of Illumina sequencers to choose from when finalizing the readout group (to be able to start sequencing) - this will create files that are tailored towards use on the respective Illumina platforms. Most of all, the sequences (FASTQ files) need to be processed in order to be made compatible with the GeoMx for import. The pipeline software is tailored to work with the Illumina output files (including Illumina's index sequences) and cannot be used on sequences produced by any other system. Or you can directly process these files within Illumina's BaseSpace environment. The purchase of the equipment will enable a fully integrated workflow of the two systems. The MDC will follow a 10 day standstill period ending on midnight on Friday 26th November 2021. Following the successful completion of the standstill period the MDC will award the contract to Illumina Cambridge Ltd. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028616-2021 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Nov 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 16 Nov 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 | £300,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT | | Locality | CHESHIRE | | Post town | Stockport | | Postcode | SK10 4ZF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East | | Local authority | Cheshire East | | Electoral ward | Chelford | | Westminster constituency | Tatton | | Delivery location | TLD62 Cheshire East | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ## Release History - 16 Nov 2021 at 15:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028616-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://md.catapult.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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