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    ContractsNext Generation Sequencing Quality Control Testing Services
    Awarded contract

    Next Generation Sequencing Quality Control Testing Services

    Awarded
    £407.2k
    Published 26 Oct 2026

    NHSBT seeks an NGS quality control testing provider to support the manufacture of advanced therapeutic products and cell banks for clinical applications.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 26 Oct 2026· 3 days agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £407.2k
    Published 26 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £407,200
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • SU
      SGS United Kingdom Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 days ago.

    26 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) requires a provider to deliver Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) quality control testing services for the Cellular and Molecular Therapies directorate, specifically the Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC). The centre manufactures Advanced Therapeutic Investigational Medicinal Products (ATMPs) and maintains starter material master cell banks (MCBs) that require NGS QC testing to comply with strict regulatory standards. Suppliers should have expertise in NGS testing methodologies, regulatory compliance for therapeutic products, and experience supporting cell and gene therapy manufacturing. The successful provider will deliver testing services that ensure product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance for investigational medicinal products.

    Track record

    13 awards · 9 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT has awarded 13 contracts to 9 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. SOFTCAT PLC3× · 23%
    2. WELLINGTONE LIMITED3× · 23%
    3. GARTNER U.K. LIMITED1× · 8%
    4. Telefonica Tech UK Managed Services Limited1× · 8%
    5. ATOS IT SERVICES UK LIMITED1× · 8%
    6. SGS United Kingdom Limited1× · 8%

    +3 more suppliers

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, INSIGHT DIRECT UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-0514f8

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    Sector
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