Awarded contract

Genomics England Researcher Platform

Details

Buyer: Genomics England
Supplier(s): Lifebit Biotech Limited
Value: £19,500,000
Duration: 4 years
Topic: Industry specific software package
Published: 12 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Genomics England has awarded a contract for the provision of a Researcher Platform to support the National Genomic Research Library (NGRL). The platform will provide researchers with secure access to genomic and associated datasets through a cloud-based environment incorporating tools for data access, visualisation, analysis and collaboration. The supplier will be responsible for implementation, ongoing development, maintenance, support and operation of the platform throughout the contract term. The platform will support a growing researcher user community and enable the secure use of genomic and associated health data for research and innovation purposes in accordance with Genomics England's objectives and applicable information governance requirements ## Contract award Title: Genomics England Researcher Platform

Timeline

Completed: Award published12 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date12 March 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 January 2030in 3 years

About the buyer

Genomics England is a government-owned healthcare body that delivers NHS genomic testing and research programmes. Its own commercial team runs procurement across the organisation, employing dedicated procurement managers. Contract opportunities appear on Find a Tender, including for the Genomics England Researcher Platform. Larger technology projects often route through the Crown Commercial Service's Digital Outcomes framework. Suppliers on these projects work directly with product and service delivery managers inside the organisation. Past contracts for data hosting and cloud infrastructure have gone to Crown Hosting, AWS and Azure.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of Genomics England's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

48100000 · Industry specific software package
48517000 · IT software package
72000000 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72222300 · Information technology services
72261000 · Software support services
72262000 · Software development services
72263000 · Software implementation services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@genomics-england.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@genomics-england.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@genomics-england.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@genomics-england.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@genomics-england.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@genomics-england.gov