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Supply, Installation, Validation and Verification of Liquid Handlers for NGS/WGS Library Preparation
Published 5 Mar 2026
5 Mar 2026
- Primary CPV
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38000000 *
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- Location
- 🇬🇧 East of England
- Value
- £426,000
- Contract
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1 year Duration
01/05/2026 30/04/2027
- Contract Types
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38 *Laboratory, optical & precision equipmen...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom · UKH
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUND...
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Reference: ADD/PU/EW/25/58
Supply, 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.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 05 Mar 2026 11:31
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0662db
- Notice ID
- ADD/PU/EW/25/58
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Unit 1 Forge Mills Park Station Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1JH, United Kingdom
GB-COH 02188200
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 1 Apr 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
54 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Hills Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Cambridge |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CB2 0QQ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH12 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Eos Wong |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | eos.wong1@nhs.net |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | +44 7719 412765 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Hamilton Sales & Service UK Ltd |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Unit 1 Forge Mills Park Station Road, Coleshill |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Birmingham |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | B46 1JH |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG13 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | scrow@hamilton.ch |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
Tender
| Title | Supply, Installation, Validation and Verification of Liquid Handlers for NGS/WGS Library Preparation |
| Description | Supply, 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. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Reason for this procedure | 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. |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £511,200 |
| Value › Value | £426,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Hamilton Sales & Service UK Ltd |
| Item › CPV › Description | Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKH |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 1 May 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Apr 2027 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019831-2026 |
| Document › Published | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |