01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
The PacBio Vega is a cutting edge long read DNA sequencing machine. The HiFi sequencing technology is completely unique, and we have been working with PacBIo in partnership with the NHS to develop long read sequencing protocols for diagnostics and research. This machine is being purchased as part of an ongoing collaboration with PacBio who have committed to providing matched consumables to enable this project to continue. There is no alternative on the market that can provide equivalent quality data
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Mid-throughput native long-read sequencing instrument
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 29 September 2025
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Northcote House, Queens Drive, Exeter, UKK43, EX4 4QJ, United Kingdom
Companies House RC000653 →PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES UK, LTD.
Rolling Stock Yard, London, UKI43, N7 9AS, United Kingdom
Companies House 07285032 →Companies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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