Contract awardedBioinformatics services

Genomic Data Platform

Development of a genomic data platform for foodborne pathogen tracking, focusing on data integration, deployment, and functional enhancements. The work involves building on existing infrastructure to support standardised analytics and reporting for Salmonella, E.coli, and Listeria across partner agencies. The project requires leveraging proprietary supplier capabilities to facilitate the transition of data from individual sources to collective value within the National Food Surveillance Programme.

Awarded value
£450k
As published
Published
12 August 2025
Contract length
7 months
Ends 31 March 2026

What the contract covers

Development and enhancement of genomic data analytics platforms for cross-government food surveillance, pathogen tracking, and antimicrobial resistance monitoring programmes.

  • Integrate data from individual sources into the operational cross-government genomic data platform.
  • Deploy and further enhance the platform to support end-user needs.
  • Provide genomic analytics linked to contextual metadata and visualised in user-friendly reports for end-users within partner UK agencies.
  • Support standardised best-practice analytics and QC thresholds, enabling comparable annotations and sharing of data and resources across organisations, and rapid identification and tracking of foodborne pathogens, clusters and antimicrobial resistance.

Terms and requirements

Procedure
Direct award
Initial term
7 months
Extensions
12 months
Longest it can run
19 months
Contract dates
1 September 2025 to 31 March 2026
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises
Yes
CPV codes
73000000

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Food Standards Agency

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Oxford University Innovation Limited

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/325753/genomic-data-platform
Buyer reference
C373232
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05866f
Last checked
5 November 2026

Food Standards Agency. Genomic Data Platform. Contract award, 12 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325753/genomic-data-platform (accessed 5 November 2026).