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title: "NCA20953 CTLGH Sequencing"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000633765"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
published: "2020-10-20"
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# NCA20953 CTLGH Sequencing

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000633765

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh is seeking to procure services related to the NCA20953 CTLGH Sequencing project, which focuses on delivering accurate genomic variant calls from low-pass sequencing of farm animals. The procurement process is currently complete, following an open procedure designed to encourage competition among suppliers. The award notice was issued on 19 October 2020, and the contract amount is valued at USD 139,500. The services are required to be delivered to the Roslin Institute located at the Easter Bush Campus in Midlothian, UK.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the biotechnology and agricultural technology sectors, particularly for those with capabilities in genomic sequencing and data analysis. Companies that specialise in innovative genetic testing methods, especially those transitioning their technologies from human applications to agriculture, may find this project aligns closely with their offerings. Given the unique nature of Gencove's technology, enterprises that can develop cost-effective and reliable genomic analysis solutions will be positioned to compete effectively for similar projects in the future.

## Notice

Supplier is a technology company that delivers cost-efficient and highly accurate variant calls across the whole genome from low-pass sequencing. They have developed a unique cloud based imputation and analysis software that transforms very low-coverage sequencing reads into over 99% accurate variant calls across the whole genome. For the purpose of our projects they have brokered a low-pass sequencing provision with one of their sequencing partners to generate data on our 4,500 chickens. They will develop a bespoke haplotype-imputation library from our existing high depth sequence data and will return highly accurate variant calls based on the low-pass sequencing.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Under Regulation Reg 6(1)(b)(ii) of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition based on the following justification: 2. Competition is absent for technical reasons (only if it is not caused by artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists);

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397426 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £139,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GENCOVE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73111000 - Research laboratory services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2020 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397426

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT397426
  NCA20953 CTLGH Sequencing - Supplier is a technology company that delivers cost-efficient and highly accurate variant calls across the whole genome from low-pass sequencing. They have developed a unique cloud based imputation and analysis software that transforms very low-coverage sequencing reads into over 99% accurate variant calls across the whole genome. For the purpose of our projects they have brokered a low-pass sequencing provision with one of their sequencing partners to generate data on our 4,500 chickens. They will develop a bespoke haplotype-imputation library from our existing high depth sequence data and will return highly accurate variant calls based on the low-pass sequencing.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000633765

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