Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdd-feab-73ed-ae38-9a432e5d3770/cefas26-11-framework-for-next-generation-sequencing-services awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # CEFAS26-11 Framework for Next Generation Sequencing Services [Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science](https://tendernation.io/buyers/centre-for-environment-fisheries-and-aquaculture-science) Incumbent usually keeps it Estimated value £1,000,000 Published 11 Sept 2026 Deadline Closed 19 Jun 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Split into 5 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Cefas are seeking to establish a Framework for the provision of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) services, for a variety of NGS analyses methods, to support the delivery of numerous and varied research programmes that are utilising genomics. The framework is split into 4 Lots and Suppliers can bid for any number of Lots. Cefas intends to award up to 5 Contracts for each Lot, based on Suppliers meeting the required technical and pricing evaluation criteria. Cefas will then call-off from the framework for individual project requirements, as set out in the full Specification of Requirement document in the Bidder Pack. If a Supplier is awarded multiple Lots, one Contract will be awarded to cover the relevant Lots. The Contract implementation is expected to start in August 2026 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each. Prices will be fixed for the initial 3 year period of the Contract. Prices may then be increased on an annual basis if the Contract is extended, in line with CPI. - Lot 1 Targeted Sequencing Suppliers will deliver targeted sequencing analyses, such as: - Amplicon sequencing and metabarcoding, utilising mainly 16S, 18S, COI and ITS markers, but also other custom primers may be required on an ad-hoc basis. - Library enrichment, such as bait capture/hybrid probe capture techniques. - Lot 2 Whole Genome Suppliers will deliver whole genome, metagenomic and transcriptomic sequencing, in applications such as: - Whole genome/metagenomic sequencing for microbial diversity, microbiome analysis, species identification, pathogen detection, genome assembly, AMR screening, population genetics. - Transcriptomic/single-cell/spatial transcriptomic sequencing for host-pathogen interactions, functional annotation/classification, metabolic pathways, gene expression. - Lot 3 Long-Read Sequencing Suppliers will provide long-read sequencing analysis, using either PacBio or Oxford Nanopore Technologies. This may be for several different applications, mainly studies of: - Microbial diversity, microbiome analysis, species identification, pathogen detection - Whole-genome assembly, AMR screening, population genetics - Nanopore-specific - Methylation sequencing, epigenetics - Lot 4 Ad-Hoc Requirements Suppliers will ad-hoc requests, i.e. those that do not fit in the prior lot categories. This would most likely be utilised when a unique/proprietary technology or analysis is required, such as RAD-Seq, that Cefas cannot undertake in-house. Specifics would be detailed in the individual project request via the call-off process, which will be a mini-competition process as set out in Appendix 4. ### AWARDED SUPPLIERS - - Lot 1 ### Biomarker Technologies University of Northumbria University of Exeter ### QIB Extra ### Edinburgh Genetics ### University of Plymouth - Lot 2 Biomarker Technologies ### Novogene University of Exeter Edinburgh Genetics ### QIB Extra - Lot 3 University of Northumbria ### University of Exeter Biomarker Technologies ### Edinburgh Genetics ### Edinburgh Innovations - Lot 4 Biomarker Technologies Earlham Institute ### Novogene ### Source BioScience \*\*Please note due to system constraints please note that the actual number of assessed tenders for lot 4 was 4\*\*\* Read full description ## CPV classification Research laboratory services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-069850-2026-09-11T10:37:08+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-069850-2026-09-11T10:37:08+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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