Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street,
London
WC1E 7HT
Contact
Paul Pester
Telephone
+44 02079272471
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI31 - Camden and City of London
National registration number
RC000330
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
High Throughput Sequencer
Reference number
LSHTM-2023-18
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The MRC Unit the Gambia at LSHTM intends to purchase an Illumina Novaseq 6000 sequencing system including delivery (to the Gambia), installation, validation and training. The high throughput sequencer is capable of sequencing very large genomes. Also included is Illumina Dragen Server and Licence.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 917,617.12 USD
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- GM - The Gambia
Main site or place of performance
Alantic Boulevard, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
High Throughput DNA Sequencer - Illumina Novaseq 6000 system and Dragen Server Software.
System specifications
Output range: 80-6000Gb
Paired end reads per run: 1.6B - 40B
Maximum read length: 2 x 250bp
Run time: 13 – 44 hours
Flow cell type: SP, S1, S2, S4
Reads passing filter per flow cell: Single-end reads upto 8-10B and paired-end reads 16-20B
Quality scores: between 75 to greater than 90% bases higher than Q30
Instrument Specifications
Instrument configuration
Computer and touch screen display
Installation setup and accessories
Data collection and analysis software
Instrument control computer
Base unit: Portwell WADE-8022 with Intel i7 4700EQ CPU
Memory: 2 x 8 GB DDR3L SODIMM
Hard Drive: None
Solid-State Drive: 256GB mSATA
Operating system: Windows 10 or higher
Laser
Wavelengths: 532nm, 660nm, 780nm, 790nm
Power requirements
200-240 VAC 50/60Hz, 16A, single phase, 2500 W
Network connection
Dedicated 1 Gb connection between the instrument and data management system.
Bandwidth for network connection
200 Mb/s/instrument for internal network uploads
200 Mb/s/instrument for cloud base uploads
5Mb/s/instrument for instrument operational Data uploads
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
LSHTM believes that the technical requirements of the high throughput next generation sequencing platform can only be met by one known supplier. There are no other competing systems on the market with anything approaching this capacity.
The instrument performs whole genome sequencing efficiently and cost effectively. In addition to whole genome sequencing, it can be used for a variety of other applications including but not limited to methylation sequencing, population studies, De novo sequencing, gene expression profiling, metagenomics etc.
The instrument has a scalable throughput for dynamic study sizes with an output range of 6TB to 20B reads in less than 2 days. It is able to sequence deeply for clear answers to research questions.
The flexibility of the instrument allows users to mix and match flow cell types as well as choose between multiple read lengths, workflows and many more. The different DRAGEN pipelines are able to analyse generated data within a very short period of time thereby helping with the data analysis bottleneck and lack of bioinformaticians.
The NovaSeq 6000 System combines unmatched system output with rapid run times to deliver the highest daily throughput of any NGS system currently available.
ISN Products (Nig.) Ltd are the approved distributor for Illumina products in the region (Gambia).
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
ISN Products (Nig.) Ltd
40-42 Association Avenue
Ilupeju, Lagos
Country
Nigeria
NUTS code
- NG - Nigeria
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 917,617.12 USD
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Any review must be notified to the contracting authority in accordance with VEAT timescales
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
Country
United Kingdom