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title: "High Throughput Sequencer"
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# High Throughput Sequencer

Buyer: LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03acb2

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## Summary

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has successfully completed a procurement process for a High Throughput Sequencer. This tender falls under the goods category with a focus on Laboratory, optical and precision equipment. The procurement method used was an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The identified supplier is ISN Products (Nig.) Ltd, based in Nigeria. The total contract value amounts to $917,617.12 USD, and the contract was signed on the 28th of February 2023 in The Gambia.

This tender for the High Throughput Sequencer presents an opportunity for businesses involved in supplying medical equipment to enter into engagements with LSHTM. The LSHTM believes that the technical requirements for this sequencing platform can only be met by one specific supplier. Hence, businesses with expertise in providing Illumina products, particularly in the Gambia region, would be well-suited to compete. The sequencer's capabilities offer wide applications such as whole genome sequencing, methylation sequencing, gene expression profiling, and metagenomics, providing a range of business growth prospects for suppliers.

## Notice

The MRC Unit the Gambia at LSHTM intends to purchase an Illumina Novaseq 6000 sequencing system including delivery (to the Gambia), installation, validation and training. The high throughput sequencer is capable of sequencing very large genomes. Also included is Illumina Dragen Server and Licence.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

High Throughput DNA Sequencer - Illumina Novaseq 6000 system and Dragen Server Software. System specifications Output range: 80-6000Gb Paired end reads per run: 1.6B - 40B Maximum read length: 2 x 250bp Run time: 13 - 44 hours Flow cell type: SP, S1, S2, S4 Reads passing filter per flow cell: Single-end reads upto 8-10B and paired-end reads 16-20B Quality scores: between 75 to greater than 90% bases higher than Q30 Instrument Specifications Instrument configuration Computer and touch screen display Installation setup and accessories Data collection and analysis software Instrument control computer Base unit: Portwell WADE-8022 with Intel i7 4700EQ CPU Memory: 2 x 8 GB DDR3L SODIMM Hard Drive: None Solid-State Drive: 256GB mSATA Operating system: Windows 10 or higher Laser Wavelengths: 532nm, 660nm, 780nm, 790nm Power requirements 200-240 VAC 50/60Hz, 16A, single phase, 2500 W Network connection Dedicated 1 Gb connection between the instrument and data management system. Bandwidth for network connection 200 Mb/s/instrument for internal network uploads 200 Mb/s/instrument for cloud base uploads 5Mb/s/instrument for instrument operational Data uploads

### Procurement Information

LSHTM believes that the technical requirements of the high throughput next generation sequencing platform can only be met by one known supplier. There are no other competing systems on the market with anything approaching this capacity. The instrument performs whole genome sequencing efficiently and cost effectively. In addition to whole genome sequencing, it can be used for a variety of other applications including but not limited to methylation sequencing, population studies, De novo sequencing, gene expression profiling, metagenomics etc. The instrument has a scalable throughput for dynamic study sizes with an output range of 6TB to 20B reads in less than 2 days. It is able to sequence deeply for clear answers to research questions. The flexibility of the instrument allows users to mix and match flow cell types as well as choose between multiple read lengths, workflows and many more. The different DRAGEN pipelines are able to analyse generated data within a very short period of time thereby helping with the data analysis bottleneck and lack of bioinformaticians. The NovaSeq 6000 System combines unmatched system output with rapid run times to deliver the highest daily throughput of any NGS system currently available. ISN Products (Nig.) Ltd are the approved distributor for Illumina products in the region (Gambia).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005792-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £917,617 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1E 7HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ISN PRODUCTS (NIG. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 28 Feb 2023 at 11:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005792-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.isnmedical.com
- http://www.lshtm.ac.uk

## Provenance

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