# Gridion Instrument

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by The University Of Nottingham.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [The University Of Nottingham](/buyers/the-university-of-nottingham/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Oxford Nanopore Technologies](/suppliers/oxford-nanopore-technologies/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £131,703
- Tender value: £131,703
- Award date: 2 January 2018
- Published: 11 January 2018
- Contract start: 11 January 2018
- Contract end: 28 February 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 52ab3c71-873f-4297-95a4-5825c9568187-191008
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0f628f1c-88e5-4a4f-b961-3955303a652a

## Description

The university shall now proceed to purchase a GridION sequencer that is capable of sequencing up to 5 different samples simultaneously and perform all basecalling locally; to enable the detection of methylation and modifications to DNA with relatively simple library preparations\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52ab3c71-873f-4297-95a4-5825c9568187-191008)