DNA Extraction and Whole Genome Sequencing Services for Pathogenic Micro-organisms OJ/2023/ECDC/26282

The objective of this call for tender (CfT) is to ensure that, for pathogenic microorganisms with EU-level relevance, support services are available for:

1. DNA extraction preceding WGS for a variety of bacterial pathogens,
2. WGS, guaranteeing sufficient capacity and turnaround time to undertake timely investigations as well as routine surveillance and long-term projects,
3. WGS, guaranteeing high enough capacity and short enough turnaround time during pandemic and other exceptional situations.
4. Long-read sequencing.

To cover these needs, laboratories with different types of equipment/capacity are needed, hence the CfT is divided into 5 different lots.

This is a joint procurement with the European Commission with ECDC as the leading authority.