Procurement of New Benchtop Genome Sequencer and all consumables and servicing for ten years

A Tender Notice
by AGRI-FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE (AFBI)

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Goods)
Duration: 10 year
Value: £2M

Sector: INDUSTRIAL
Published: 23 Apr 2026
Delivery: 20 Jul 2026 to 19 Jul 2036
Deadline: 19 May 2026 14:00

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1 buyer

Agri Food & Biosciences Institute Afbi Belfast

Description

AFBI is committed to modernising its veterinary microbiology capabilities in order to improve services to our sponsoring Government Department, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). Expanding on use of microbial genomics has enhanced disease surveillance, epidemiological investigations and pathogen phenotypic characterisation including antimicrobial resistance profiling. Demand for microbial genome sequencing within AFBI VSD has expanded by six-fold over the last 5-year period – a demand that our existing instruments cannot sustain for important in-house sequencing with defined timelines. AFBI therefore require, an instrument with increased sample capacity and data output to ensure demand can be met and continue to deliver high quality data and analyses. Approximately 5650 microbial genomes are expected to be processed per annum with an average size of approximately 5 megabase pairs (Mbps). Additionally, AFBI require consumables/reagents (e.g. Sequencing Chemistry, Oligonucleotide indexes to permit multiplexing of samples for sequencing and DNA Library Preparation Chemistry) for the work detailed above and servicing for this replacement instrument for the duration of its useful life of ten years.

Award Criteria

AC2 - Supply, Quality Control and Training	As per Tender Documentation - 28 per cent weighting
AC3 - Service Management	As per Tender Documentation - 28 per cent weighting
AC3 - Service Management	As per Tender Documentation - 28 per cent weighting
AC4 - Social Value - Theme 3: Delivering Zero Carbon	As per Tender Documentation - 14 per cent weighting
AC5 - Overall contract price	As per Tender Documentation - 30 per cent weighting

CPV Codes

33100000 - Medical equipments
33696500 - Laboratory reagents
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
38434540 - Biomedical equipment
38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery
51000000 - Installation services (except software)
51540000 - Installation services of special-purpose machinery and equipment
85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories