Awarded contract

Annogen Software Services and Support

Details

Buyer: University of Edinburgh
Supplier(s): Annogen B.V.
Value: €100,000
Topic: Research services
Published: 31 August 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The Service Provider has developed proprietary technology related to the specific requirements of this contract, and is the only company that offers these end-to-end genomic analysis services. The Service Provider will use the biological material that we shall provide to generate the plasmid libraries. This proprietary technology has previously been used twice before in similar projects, and both parties therefore also have a clear understanding of the requirements and processes involved, which is seen as an added benefit to the unique nature of this project. Lot 1: The Service Provider has developed proprietary technology related to the specific requirements of this contract, and is the only company that offers these end-to-end genomic analysis services. The Service Provider will use the biological material that we shall provide to generate the plasmid libraries. This proprietary technology has previously been used twice before in similar projects, and both parties therefore also have a clear understanding of the requirements and processes involved, which is seen as an added benefit to the unique nature of this project.

Timeline

Completed: Award date26 August 2026
Completed: Award published31 August 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

University of Edinburgh buys as a higher education institution, through its own Procurement function. Larger tenders are advertised on Public Contract Scotland, via the PCS-T e-tendering platform. Suppliers must register separately on both systems before bidding. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements with APUC, Scotland Excel and the Crown Commercial Service. Prior information notices invite market engagement from suppliers ahead of larger tenders. The Strategic Procurement team leads regulated sourcing, while Operational Procurement manages day-to-day purchase orders. A Procurement Support team handles reporting, data analysis and training across the function.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Edinburgh's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

73110000 · Research services

Decision makers

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