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Published 6 Dec 2021, 14:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NCA30946 Micro-array based genotyping, DecodeMe, IGMM

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)
Awarded value£436,480published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 Oct 2021no call for competition
Awarded to Life Technologies Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Micro-array based genotyping for our UKRI-funded

BLOOM study

CPV: Laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Micro-array based genotypingAwarded
Delivery: Scotland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Dec 2021, 14:45 GMT
Last source update
6 Dec 2021, 14:45 GMT
Authority reference
NCA30946
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030222
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fd85 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

To ensure its success, it is essential that the DecodeME project undertakes genotyping of the 20,000 ME/CFS cohort using the Affymetrix Axiom® array, and this is only possible via ThermoFisher who is Affymetrix’s parent company. The reason is that the project is only well-powered if – for its UK gender-, age- and ancestry-matched control samples – it takes advantage of the 500,000-strong UK Biobank cohort. Specifically, the project needs the genotypes of its cases (people with ME/CFS) to have been acquired using the exact same array as the controls (UK Biobank) and these were acquired using exactly this technology, i.e. the Affymetrix Axiom® array. Otherwise – if a different array is used – there is potential that technical errors would introduce spurious findings which might lead us to arrive at false scientific conclusions.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:675581)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £436,4801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Life Technologies Ltd£436,480 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.