Published date: 26 April 2018

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


Closing: 18 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£65,000 to £71,000

Procurement reference

20180426133332-53042

Published date

26 April 2018

Closing date

18 April 2018

Contract start date

19 April 2018

Contract end date

20 April 2018

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Endothelial cell barrier function measurements: Endothelial cells (ECs) play a key role in the cerebrovasculature in maintaining the blood brain barrier (BBB). ECs line the walls of the blood vessels and act as a selective barrier to regulate the passage of fluids, macromolecules, hormones and leukocytes from the vascular space to the interstitium. Our preliminary data indicates that structural alterations of ECs in vitro results in plasma protein leakage and leukocyte extravasation which lead to inflammation.

We have recently received a grant from Alzheimer's Research UK (ARUK) allowing us to invest in a label free, non- invasive and automated instrument that will allow monitoring EC behaviour in real- time.
Essential features of the instrument must include:
• The ability to perform experiments in controlled gas environments in existing incubators
• Cells to be grown on electrodes with multi-well (8, 16 or 96) configuration
• Computer and an integrated software gathering data and analysis (Windows / MAC compatible)
• The ability to measure impedance in a range of frequencies (low to high)
• The ability to perform measurements under flow conditions (to mimic shear stress on ECs in vivo)
• Training, warranty and service contract
• Consumables (10 experiments: 10 x 8 Well Arrays

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Award information

Awarded date

24 April 2018

Contract start date

4 May 2018

Contract end date

3 May 2019

Total value of contract

£58,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

bidi GmbH

Address

Am Klopferspitz 19,
82152 Martinsried

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Wendy Herrington

Address

Northcote House
Exeter
EX4 4QH
ENG

Telephone

+44 13926242

Email

w.herrington@exeter.ac.uk

Website

www.exeter.ac.uk