# GB-Bath: Whole Genome Sequencing

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Bath](/buyers/university-of-bath/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Microbial Genomics Ltd t/a MicrobesNG
- Award value: £100,000
- Tender value: £100,000
- Award date: 8 November 2019
- Published: 5 December 2019
- Contract start: 14 November 2019
- Contract end: 13 May 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: abfeca27-2904-439d-9ae5-ccc4922a17f7-330579
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dd22f816-a388-452e-bd70-d9c90ddce0d7

## Description

In order to fully characterise the genomes of 2,000 isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, the University requires a bacterial whole genome sequencing service on an Illumina platform generating paired-end reads with a suitable read length at a minimum coverage of 30x\. 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/abfeca27-2904-439d-9ae5-ccc4922a17f7-330579)