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    ContractsBenchtop Genome Sequencer Equipment, Consumables, and 10-Year Maintenance Service
    Awarded contract

    Benchtop Genome Sequencer Equipment, Consumables, and 10-Year Maintenance Service

    Awarded
    £2.7m
    Published 10 Jul 2026

    AFBI requires a high-capacity benchtop genome sequencer with consumables and 10-year maintenance service to process 5,650 microbial genomes annually for enhanced disease surveillance and pathogen analysis.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· Northern IrelandPublished 10 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £2.7m
    Published 10 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,668,717
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Healthcare & Medical
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Northern Ireland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • IC
      Ilumina Cambridge Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    10 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    AFBI seeks to procure a modern benchtop genome sequencer with associated consumables and servicing to enhance veterinary microbiology capabilities for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The instrument must process approximately 5,650 microbial genomes annually (average 5 megabase pairs each) to meet six-fold increased demand over the past five years. The sequencer should support disease surveillance, epidemiological investigations, pathogen characterization, and antimicrobial resistance profiling. Procurement includes the instrument, sequencing chemistry, oligonucleotide indexes for sample multiplexing, DNA library preparation chemistry, and comprehensive servicing and maintenance support for ten years. Suppliers should demonstrate capability to deliver high-throughput, high-quality genomic data analysis suitable for government veterinary microbiology operations.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In healthcare medical, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. Ilumina Cambridge Limited1× · 100%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-068960

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    Sector
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