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Published 27 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT

This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.

Official UK procurement notice

DNA Synthesis · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 17 Dec 2025
Awarded to TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Custom plasmid DNA synthesis requirement.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
71900000 Laboratory services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Administrative change
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT
Last source update
27 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT
Authority reference
DSTL0000057813
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006987
Latest notice
Contract change notice (UK10)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060f45 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    27 Jan 2026, 10:08 GMT
    UK7
  2. Contract change notice published
    27 Jan 2026, 10:58 GMT
    UK10

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATIONUS$14,075 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • DNA Synthesis · TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION

    Signed
    17 Dec 2025
    Value
    US$14,075
    Period
    27 Jan 2026 – 27 Jan 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change 27 Jan 2026 contract amendment published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDDM-1961-MTLN Porton Down, Salisbury, South West, SP4 0JQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATIONAwarded supplier 681 Gateway Blvd, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, US, 94080-7015, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF
  • Signed contract contractSigned contractPDFocds-h6vhtk-060f45 UK 7 Notice previously published for this contract incorrectly stated contract start date was 17/12/2025. Contract was signed and accepted by supplier on 27/01/2026 making this the actual start date.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender