Official UK procurement notice
Supply, Installation, Validation and Verification of Liquid Handlers for NGS/WGS Library Preparation
Authority: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply, Installation, Validation and Verification of Liquid Handlers for NGS/WGS Library Preparation for Cambridge University Hospital. The additional liquid handlers perform sample dilution and Library Preparation for Whole Genome (WGS) or Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), to allow increased capacity for NGS and to enable in house WGS to be automated and delivered within the laboratory.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2026, 13:39 BST
- Authority reference
ADD/PU/EW/25/58- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057574- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0662dbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This system is required to support the establishment of WGS testing which will be carried out on the Illumina NovaseqX platform. Hamilton have developed the liquid handlers to comprise of assay ready workstations for automated NGS/WGS library. This fully aligns with the Illumina equipment and consumable which are already validated within the laboratory. This therefore provides the best route to establishing this service.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 Mar 2026 → 18 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends217 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published130 days ago18 Jun 2026, 13:39 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published5 Mar 2026, 11:31 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 13:50 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published18 Jun 2026, 13:39 BSTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Sales & Service UK LtdSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 | £426,000 | 11 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Hamilton Sales & Service UK LtdSME
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (1 Apr 2026), The procurement process could not be completed by the end of fiscal year 2025/26.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hamilton Sales & Service UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender