The University of Northumbria at Newcastle: Sequencing System Consumables

UK-Newcastle upon Tyne: Biochemical analysers.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       University of Northumbria at Newcastle
       Sutherland building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1912326002, Email: laura.rizaeva@northumbria.ac.uk
       Contact: Laura Rizaeva
       Main Address: www.northumbria.ac.uk
       NUTS Code: UKC

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Other type:: University of Northumbria at Newcastle

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Sequencing System Consumables            
      Reference number: T24/0068

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         38434500 - Biochemical analysers.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: Following recent purchase of Sequencing System (MiSeq i100 Plus) including 1 year of upgraded warranty and three years maintenance cover, Northumbria University specified the requirement for a multi-year supply of the list of consumables necessary for day-to-day operation of MiSeq i100 Plus System. The consumables will also cover supply for existing NovaSeq and MiSeq instruments. The complete list of required consumables is detailed in Tender documents. The duration of the Call-off Agreement is 3 years.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 300,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Northumbria University's Biosciences department has a range of sequencing instruments used to determine the order of nucleotides (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA or RNA sequence, providing insights into an organism's genetic makeup and function. In addition to existing NovaSeq and MiSeq platforms, University has procured the latest of the MiSeq system MiSeq i100 plus, which has 4 times the capacity of the MiSeq systems University currently hold and has a new chemistry based on its latest XLeap technology.

The University is looking to enter into a multiyear agreement to secure a commercially attractive and efficient way to procure the consumables for the above listed devices.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Price - Weighting: 100
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: T24/0068    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Call-Off terms and conditions for the supply of Equipment, and/or Materials and/or Services

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 13/05/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Illumina Cambridge Ltd, 03625145
             19 Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6DF, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKH12
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 300,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 300,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=952042218
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          University of Northumbria at Newcastle
          Sutherland building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 09/06/2025




ANNEX D

   2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

         The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

   3. Explanation
          This procurement process is setup as Further Competition under the Framework Agreement LAB2010 NE (Lot 2).