# GB-Newcastle upon Tyne: T18/3648 - Nanopore sequencer

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: University of Northumbria Newcastle
- Contract winner: [Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited](/contract-winners/oxford-nanopore-technologies/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £72,414
- Tender value: £72,414
- Award date: 25 September 2019
- Published: 26 September 2019
- Contract start: 30 September 2019
- Contract end: 31 December 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 949d710d-f0ec-4038-a097-0f19598eec9a-316100
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6372261c-645b-40d8-96c5-480c2ba29f71

## Description

Northumbria University Newcastle has a requirement for a long read DNA and RNA sequencing device\. We require a device which can provide long read DNA sequencing where data can be acquired in real time as the DNA interacts with a pore\.\. The device must be able to run 5 flow cells both singularly or concurrently and generate up to 150Gb of data during a sequencing run\. Further details can be found in our tender documentation\. Further details can be found in our tender documentation Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises \(SMEs\)\. However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/949d710d-f0ec-4038-a097-0f19598eec9a-316100)