Extension of agreement for the management of an informatics platform which allows access to UK Biobank data

Description

UK Biobank ("UKB") has extended its contract with DNAnexus for the ongoing management and support of its the Research Analysis Platform (as described in section II.2.4) for a period of two years to allow UKB to conduct i) a procurement exercise in relation to the development of an Output Checking System, ii) preliminary market engagement and a procurement exercise for the provision of cloud infrastructure services to securely store and handle the UKB data once a new cloud-based Research Analysis Platform is established and iii) preliminary market engagement and a procurement exercise for the development of that new Research Analysis Platform. The extension of the Research Analysis Platform contract was not the subject of a competitive procurement pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended or otherwise for the reasons set out in the voluntary ex ante transparency notice (reference 2026/S 000-000312) published on 5th January 2026 and in this notice.