Public Health England · Awarded contract
Awarded

Purchase of ONT GridION Sequencing Platforms to Support COG-UK and COVID Response

Awarded 28 Jan 2021

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Awarded28 Jan 2021
Value£279,825.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 5y 6mo ago3mo term
Awarded 28 Jan 2021Expired 29 Apr 2021

Public Health England awarded a contract to Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd.

for the purchase of GridION sequencing platforms under Lot 2 of the PHE Microbiology framework, supporting the COG-UK consortium and COVID incident.

The instruments process both low and high sample number batches using long-read sequencing, providing flexibility to respond to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

This nationwide contract was valued at AUD 279,825.

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