Published date: 20 December 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 17 December 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use - 33110000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

tender_225549/824161

Published date

20 December 2019

Closing date

17 December 2019

Contract start date

18 December 2019

Contract end date

30 December 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Following extensive market research, Public Health England (PHE) awarded a contract for the provision of Fluorescent Live Cell Analysis System (IncuCyte S3) to Essen BioScience Ltd.

The system meets the following mandatory requirements:
- Compatible with standard cell culture incubator to assure precise CO2, temperature and humidity control.
- Able to accommodate multiple users running experiments in parallel.
- Accommodate standard plates, 75 cm2 flasks, 25 cm2 flasks, 35mm dishes, 60 mm dishes, 100mm dishes, chambered slides and microslides.
- Capable of imaging in parallel any mixture of at least 2 assay plates. These include 384-well microplates, 96-well microplates, 48-well plates, 24-well plates, 12-well plates, and 6-well plates.
- Possess high definition phase contrast optics and at least two fluorescent wavelengths (red: ex565-605nm, em625-705nm; green: ex440-480nm, em504-544nm).
- Offer possibility of imaging cells for at least 7 days without decline in cell viability.
- Offer capability of high throughput scratch wound assay and be able to produce quantifiable results.
- Able to kinetically measure vascular tube formation (angiogenesis) over at least 7 days.
- Able to analyse neurite dynamics with or without labels in living cells.

The contract also covers software, any service maintenance for this or other such instruments own by PHE and any equipment specific consumables. The contract may be extended twice by 12 months.

Award information

Awarded date

17 December 2019

Contract start date

18 December 2019

Contract end date

30 December 2022

Total value of contract

£200,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ESSEN BIOSCIENCE LIMITED

Address

Units 2&3, The Quadrant, Newark Close, Royston, Herts, England, SG8 5HL

Reference

Companies House number: 06163601

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

61 Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5EQ
England

Email

anna.gibson@phe.gov.uk