Biorepository and Processing services
Details
- Buyer
- Genomics England
- Supplier(s)
- UK Biocentre Ltd
- Value
- £1,843,498
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Blood analysis services
- Published
- 16 February 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The services cover end‑to‑end management of biological samples, including receipt, verification and secure storage in controlled ultra‑low‑temperature environments. Samples are processed through a range of laboratory workflows that include DNA and RNA extraction, quality control testing, normalisation, and preparation for downstream sequencing all delivered on a per‑sample basis, there is no fixed maximum number of samples. Additional activities include aliquoting, pooling, reformatting into required labware, and arranging shipments to designated laboratories. Project‑specific workflows may be developed to meet bespoke requirements. ## Contract award Title: Biorepository and Processing services
Timeline
- Completed: Award published16 February 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date16 February 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 2 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
- 85111810 · Blood analysis services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | 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 |
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