---
title: "Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066b9e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FORESTRY COMMISSION"
published: "2026-03-16"
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# Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Platform

Buyer: FORESTRY COMMISSION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066b9e

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## Summary

The Forestry Commission has recently completed a procurement process for an Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Platform. This process falls under the category of 'goods' within specialist agricultural or forestry machinery. The contract, referenced FCCN004739, was finalised on the 3rd of March 2026 and is set to run until the 2nd of March 2028. The procurement utilised a 'below threshold - unknown' method, and the sequences platform acquired is situated in Bristol, United Kingdom. The award stage was marked active on the 16th of March 2026, with Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC as the awarded supplier, delivering a solution valued at £70,410 gross, excluded VAT.

This contract offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in forestry machinery and sequencing technologies. Companies with expertise in biotechnology or cutting-edge sequencing systems, particularly those operating at a large scale like the supplier Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC, would find potential in collaborating within similar future procurement projects. The commissioning of advanced technology platforms underscores the Forestry Commission's strategic interest in enhancing operational efficiency and technology integration, presenting lucrative prospects for related sectors aiming to expand their commercial outreach in public sector collaborations.

## Notice

Procurement of an Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Platform

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023778-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Mar 2026 - 2 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £70,410 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FORESTRY COMMISSION |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 1EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 16 - Agricultural machinery

### Codes

- 16600000 - Specialist agricultural or forestry machinery

## Release History

- 16 Mar 2026 at 18:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023778-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023778-2026
  16th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://nanoporetech.com/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestry-commission
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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