---
title: "Service contract for 3x Nextseq 550 and 1x Miniseq"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044eb9"
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# Service contract for 3x Nextseq 550 and 1x Miniseq

Buyer: PUBLIC HEALTH WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044eb9

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## Summary

The procurement process for the service contract for 3x Nextseq 550 and 1x Miniseq was successfully completed by Public Health Wales. The contract, valued at 273,708 GBP, was signed on 27th March 2024. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is for the repair and maintenance services of medical equipment in the industry category of 'Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment'. The contract location is in Cardiff, UK, and the procurement stage is currently in the award phase.

This tender provides business growth opportunities for companies capable of providing high-quality technical services for medical equipment maintenance. Businesses offering repair and maintenance services for specialized medical equipment, such as Illumina Cambridge Ltd, the current contract holder, would be well-suited to compete in similar tenders. The specific equipment covered by this tender can only be maintained by Illumina Cambridge Ltd, indicating a need for specialized suppliers in this field. The procurement was awarded based on technical quality criteria, which emphasises the importance of expertise and reliability in fulfilling the contract requirements.

## Notice

Service and maintenance of equipment used by the Pathogen Genomics Unit (PenGU) to provide a routine service to specialist and reference labs across Microbiology and across Wales.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Three year fixed service contract for 3x Nextseq 550 and 1x Miniseq are required by PenGU in order to provide a routine service to specialist and reference labs across Microbiology and across Wales. Any equipment failures will add delays to the TAT and reduce resilience. The equipment can only be maintained by the Provider (Illumina Cambridge Ltd). They are the only supplier with the capability to maintain this equipment and the cost of repair, when out of contract, is significant.

### Procurement Information

This specialist equipment that can only be maintained by the Provider (Illumina Cambridge Ltd). The cost of repair, when out of contract, is significant.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015242-2024 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £273,708 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PUBLIC HEALTH WALES |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4BZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

## Release History

- 14 May 2024 at 08:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015242-2024
- 2 Apr 2024 at 09:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010518-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

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