# Nucleic Acid Extraction Instrument

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Defra Network eTendering Portal
- Contract winner: [Life Technologies Ltd](/contract-winners/life-technologies/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £16,338
- Award date: 2 March 2017
- Published: 26 April 2017
- Contract start: 1 April 2017
- Contract end: 31 March 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: df27a22a-ea67-4dc0-b146-e4f46bb469dd-143911
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fa9ca7d9-4581-4c4b-a79f-b46c2036bf68

## Description

APHA requires a Nucleic Acid Extraction instrument that can extract nucleic acid from many different sample types, including pure cultures of bacteria, animal tissues and farm environmental samples\. The DNA that is extracted will then be used for downstream molecular analysis, such as whole genome sequencing, real-time PCR, genotyping and antibiotic resistance gene determination\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df27a22a-ea67-4dc0-b146-e4f46bb469dd-143911)