# Single cell sequencing system

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency](/buyers/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Becton, Dickinson UK Ltd](/suppliers/becton-dickinson-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £169,450
- Tender value: £169,450
- Award date: 19 May 2021
- Published: 24 May 2021
- Contract start: 19 May 2021
- Contract end: 15 May 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 7c08af08-80b9-48ed-8200-291f891df2f0-438468
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0abe1cbe-936c-4c4b-b8d9-075fce62544f

## Description

Agency would like to purchase a new high-throughput platform for single-cell isolation, barcoding, and subsequent analysis via next-generation sequencing on an Illumina NextSeq 500 sequencer\. The main application will be RNA-Seq and the minimum number of cells processed per run should be >10,000\. Quick laboratory workflows and compatibility of the system with a wide range of input samples such as fresh, frozen and fixed, would be beneficial\. Consumable costs will be an estimate\. Additional information: Consumable costs are an estimate\. Actual consumable costs will depend on actual consumable usage\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c08af08-80b9-48ed-8200-291f891df2f0-438468)