Genetics MassArray consumables

A Contract Award Notice
by THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Goods)
Duration: not specified
Value: £528K

Sector: HEALTH
Published: 05 Mar 2025
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Tyneside:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust Newcastle upon Tyne

1 supplier

Agena Bioscience Hamburg

Description

Supply of reagents & associated consumables for use on the Agena MassARRAY4 instrument

Award Detail

1	Agena Bioscience (Hamburg) Reference: 008011-2025-1 Value: £528,410

Award Criteria

price

CPV Codes

33696500 - Laboratory reagents

Legal Justification

The instrument Genetics have is the MassARRAY4 from Agena Bioscience. It is the only mass spectrometer instrument that is able to utilise the difference in mass between each of the bases which form DNA . This allows us to rapidly detect changes in patients DNA which may affect cancer treatments. We used end point PCR to amplify regions of DNA before using a single base extension method to detect the single base changes in DNA. This instrument differs to the traditional Mass spec systems used in microbiology which enable the detection of micro-organisms dependant on their mass. We therefore require the instrument and the reagents for use in order to maintain our rapid clinical delivery of results. Only Agena reagents & consumables can be used with this instrument. The UKHSA National Microbiology Framework was used for this procurement, which allows for direct award.