Supply of a Vega HiFi Long-Read Sequencing System, Associated Reagents, Consumables and Maintenance for Galway Reference Laboratory Services

Published

17 August 2026

Place of performance

IE061

Procedure

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Lots

1

Notice number

00567063-2026

Reference

58563f13-efae-4243-a352-0e12f2552cb2

Official source

Official source

CPV codes

• 33000000Equipamiento y artículos médicos, farmacéuticos y de higiene personal
• 38000000Equipo de laboratorio, óptico y de precisión (excepto gafas)
• 38430000Aparatos de detección y análisis

Description

HSE Procurement intends to enter into a six-year arrangement with Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (PacBio) for the supply of one Vega HiFi long-read sequencing system, together with associated sequencing consumables, library preparation reagents, indexing reagents, maintenance and delivery, for use by Galway Reference Laboratory Services (GRLS). GRLS provides national reference laboratory services supporting human clinical laboratories in Ireland in relation to Salmonella, Shigella, Listeria monocytogenes and Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales (CPE), as well as supporting the investigation of other Carbapenemase Producing Organisms and antimicrobial-resistant organisms associated with suspected outbreaks. The requirement is to provide highly accurate native long-read sequencing capability to enhance the detection, characterisation and tracking of mobile genetic elements, including plasmids carrying antimicrobial resistance genes. Existing short-read sequencing is limited in its ability to generate complete sequences of these mobile genetic elements and to determine transmission where resistance genes move between different bacterial strains and species. To fulfil this…

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Who is the buyer of this tender?

The contracting authority is Health Service Executive (HSE) (European Union).