Pharmogenomics Testing Services

University Of Ulster

The project wishes to appoint a suitable lab or labs to provide an end-to-end genomic testing service to provide genomic variant data for n=6,500 participants in a UK and Ireland. The project wishes to appoint a suitable laboratory or multiple labs to supply an end-to-end genomic testing service which provides genomic variant data for n=6,500 participants in UK and Ireland. The iMPROVE project will operate on the basis of a research implementation study which aims to integrate pharmacogenomic testing into a patient-centred medicines optimisation care pathway in GP practices across the project regions. Specifically, the areas of the UK and Ireland where the project will recruit participants from includes: counties Londonderry, Tyrone in Northern Ireland, counties Donegal and Sligo.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-06-06. The procurement was published on 2026-05-13.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-05-13 Contract notice
2026-06-17 Contract notice
2026-10-30 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-05-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Pharmogenomics Testing Services
Reference number: 6532577
Short description:
The project wishes to appoint a suitable lab or labs to provide an end-to-end genomic testing service to provide genomic variant data for n=6,500 participants in a UK and Ireland. The project wishes to appoint a suitable laboratory or multiple labs to supply an end-to-end genomic testing service which provides genomic variant data for n=6,500 participants in UK and Ireland. The iMPROVE project will operate on the basis of a research implementation study which aims to integrate pharmacogenomic testing into a patient-centred medicines optimisation care pathway in GP practices across the project regions. Specifically, the areas of the UK and Ireland where the project will recruit participants from includes: counties Londonderry, Tyrone in Northern Ireland, counties Donegal and Sligo.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Medical analysis services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 GBP 💰
Description
Products/services: Laboratory services 📦
Main site or place of performance:
Place of Performance is the Border Counties of Ireland and the North West of Northern Ireland
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Border 🏙️
Duration
Start date: 2026-08-01 📅
End date: 2030-07-31 📅
Award criteria
Price ✅
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Main site or place of performance:
This procurement is conducted in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of the Financing Agreement establishing the PEACEPLUS Programme for 2021-2027, which requires the procurement procedures under Articles 181 and 182 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 to be applied The value stated above, is the highest value in a range of £365,000 - £600,000 as is for the initial 2 year contract period only.
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Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Laboratory services 📦
Description
Postal address: Cromore Road
Postcode: BT521SA
Town: Coleraine

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-06 15:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 9 months
Tendering terms
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-06 15:00:00 📅

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: University Of Ulster
National registration number: RC000726
Postal address: Cromore Road
Postal code: BT521SA
Postal town: Coleraine
Region: Border 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procurement_enquiries@ulster.ac.uk 📧
Phone: 02870123456 📞
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: http://www.etendersNI.gov.uk 🌏
Participation URL: http://etendersni.gov.uk 🌏
Further details of EU funds: SEUPB/Peaceplus funded
EU funds programme: European territorial cooperation (2014/2020)
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Same as: Name and addresses
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. This procurement is conducted in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of the Financing Agreement establishing the PEACEPLUS Programme for 2021-2027, which requires the procurement procedures under Articles 181 and 182 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 to be applied. Any potential applicant for review of any decisions taken in connection with the procurement should seek their own advice in connection with review procedures, but jurisdiction in connection with such a review is likely to be with the High Court of Justice, by way of a claim for judicial review or otherwise.
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Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Notice information
Preferred publication date: 2026-05-18Z 📅
Source: OJS 2026/S 094-335314 (2026-05-13)
Contract notice (2026-06-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 GBP 💰

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
New value
Text:
Closing Date extended to 24th June 3pm due to early closure on Portal of 12th June instead of 17th June
Other additional information
Closing Date extended to 24th June 3pm due to early closure on Portal of 12th June instead of 17th June
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 335314-2026
Source: OJS 2026/S 116-417840 (2026-06-17)
Contract award notice (2026-10-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Pharmacogenomics Testing Services
Short description:
The project wishes to appoint a suitable lab or labs to provide an end-to-end genomic testing service to provide genomic variant data for n=6,500 participants in a UK and Ireland. The project wishes to appoint a suitable laboratory or multiple labs to supply an end-to-end genomic testing service which provides genomic variant data for n=6,500 participants in UK and Ireland. The iMPROVE project will operate on the basis of a research implementation study which aims to integrate pharmacogenomic testing into a patient-centred medicines optimisation care pathway in GP practices across the project regions. Specifically, the areas of the UK and Ireland where the project will recruit participants from includes: counties Londonderry, Tyrone in Northern Ireland, counties Donegal and Sligo.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 822 480 GBP 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 822 480 GBP 💰
Name of EU-financed project or programme: European Peace Facility (2021/2027)
Further details of EU funds: SEUPB/PEACEPLUS funding
Description
Internal identifier: LOT-0001
Title: Pharmacogenomics Testing Service
Description of the procurement:
provide an end-to-end genomic testing service to provide genomic variant data for n=6,500 participants in a UK and Ireland.
Products/services: Services provided by medical laboratories 📦
Additional products/services: Laboratory services 📦
Postal address: Altnagelvin Hospital Campus
Postcode: Bt47 6SB
Town: Londonderry
Duration
Start date: 2026-10-07 📅
End date: 2029-04-06 📅
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:
The University may extend this agreement beyond the Initial Term by a further period or periods of up to [24 months]
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Price (weighting): 40
Description
Postcode: BT52 1SA

Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 6532577
Title: Pharmacogenomics Testing Services
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 822 480 GBP 💰
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier: 6532577
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: C-Tric Limited
National registration number: NI069258
Postal address: Altnagelvin Hospital Campus
Postal code: BT47 6SB
Postal town: Londonderry
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: info@c-tric.com 📧
Phone: 442871611249 📞
URL: www.c-tric.com 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Micro

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal code: BT52 1SA
Phone: +442870123400 📞
URL: www.ulster.ac.uk 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: www.etendersni.gov.uk 🌏

Complementary information
Additional information
Additional information: This procurement was conducted in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of the Financing Agreement establishing the PEACEPLUS Programme for 2021-2027, which requires the procurement procedures under Articles 181 and 182 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 to be applied.
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: University Of Ulster
National registration number: RC000726
Postal code: BT52 1SA
Postal town: Coleraine
Region: Border 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procurement_enquiries@ulster.ac.uk 📧
Phone: +442870123400 📞
URL: www.ulster.ac.uk 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2026/S 212-760164 (2026-10-30)
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