Official UK procurement notice
Supply of PromethION Sequencing Equipment, Reagents and Consumables
Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this Contract Award Notice is to announce that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) intend to award a Contract to Oxford Nanopore Technologies for PromethION Sequencing Equipment and a supply of nanopore reagents and Consumables. The Sequencing Reagents come in the form of Flow Cells, which are leased and associated consumables for use with Nanopore sequencing equipment.
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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 May 2026, 14:19 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 15:55 BST
- Authority reference
C30162- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050462- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a3bdFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Oxford Nanopore Technologies are the sole suppliers for both the nanopore sequencing equipment and consumables. The consumables cannot be used with any other sequencing equipment and vice versa
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 May 2026 → 8 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published154 days ago28 May 2026, 15:55 BST
- Standstill ends142 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2026- Transparency notice published26 May 2026, 14:19 BSTUK5
- Transparency notice published26 May 2026, 14:21 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published28 May 2026, 15:55 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesSupply of PromethION Equipment, Reagents and Consumables15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2029 · up to 14 Jun 2031Extensions: Optional 24-month extension period · Amended: Typo - anopore changed to nanopore | £448,450 | 26 May 2026standstill to 8 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityDraft and award the contract on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oxford Nanopore Technologies PlcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender