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title: "Genomic Data Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0557df"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY"
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# Genomic Data Platform

Buyer: FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0557df

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## Summary

The Food Standards Agency, a public authority in the United Kingdom, recently awarded a contract for the development of a "Genomic Data Platform." This procurement aims to enhance a cross-government genomic analytics platform developed within the PATH-SAFE programme. Situated in York, the project focuses on research and development services within the context of public health. The contract, awarded through a direct procurement method due to intellectual property considerations, commences on 21 July 2025 and extends until 31 March 2026, with the option of a 12-month extension. The project's primary objective is to bolster the capability to identify and track foodborne pathogens, including Salmonella, E.coli, and Listeria, within the National Food Surveillance Programme.

This contract represents a significant business growth opportunity for enterprises skilled in genomic analytics, big data integration, and bioinformatics. Smaller enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged as the procurement process emphasises suitability for these types of organisations. Businesses capable of leveraging proprietary genomic data infrastructure to deliver complex analytical insights will find this project aligns well with their expertise, particularly given the bespoke nature of the platform and the technical challenges involved. The project capitalises on existing infrastructure and expertise, requiring a provider that can seamlessly integrate new data while enhancing the platform's utility for UK agencies.

## Notice

The genomic data platform developed through the PATH-SAFE programme is an operational, cross-government capability which provides genomic analytics linked to contextual metadata, visualised in user friendly reports for end-users within partner UK agencies. The platform has been built on proven expertise and infrastructure and has been co-designed using community and end-user expertise to ensure the delivery of value to end users. Ultimately the platform is expected to provide annotations comparable between agencies through standardised best practice analytics and QC thresholds, enabling sharing of data and resources across organisations, and the rapid identification and tracking of foodborne pathogens, clusters and AMR. The platform was made live in March 2024, equipped with analytics solely focussed on Salmonella spp., and enhanced through FY24/25 to include E.coli and Listeria analytics. Further funding has been secured for FY25/26 to continue development of the platform as part of a National Food Surveillance Programme, seeking to build on previous project success and prior HMT investment to date. With the platform ready for use, next steps will require deep focus on data integration (i.e. conduiting of data from individual to collective value) to the platform, deployment and further enhancement to support end user needs.

### Procurement Information

PA23 Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 (a) Due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services, or works required and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services of works. The platform utilises the capability owned by the supplier to complete analyses required to complete this project. There are no reasonable alternatives due to this, further reasons below: 1) the considerable amount of trust placed in these existing platforms; they are tried and tested 2) the feasibility of swapping tools and ensuring that new systems could interoperate as effectively 3) the risk that alternative solutions may not perform as well.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046820-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 20 Jul 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £450,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO1 7PR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Guildhall |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2025 at 10:20 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046820-2025
- 2 Jul 2025 at 15:28 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036928-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046820-2025
  7th August 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036928-2025
  2nd July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.food.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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