Published date: 14 March 2017

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


Closing: 1 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Diagnostic supplies - 33124130

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

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,606

Procurement reference

tender_139001/572505

Published date

14 March 2017

Closing date

1 February 2017

Contract start date

1 March 2017

Contract end date

28 February 2018

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Antibiotic resistance is a global problem and seen across government as a major societal challenge. Research into antibiotic resistance in bacterial isolates from animals and foodstuffs is a key area of research for APHA. Additionally, APHA have been involved for some years in EU surveys of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from broilers, pigs and turkeys, and from beef, chicken and pork meat. The fundamental measure of antimicrobial resistance is to determine the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of a specific antimicrobial for a specific bacteria. International breakpoints can then be used, if required, to classify organisms as resistant or sensitive.
The only equipment available at APHA Weybridge is a multi-point inoculator that is over 25 years old, and can only perform agar dilution MICs using in-house prepared plates, which are time consuming to prepare, and lack an external quality control standard. A Sensititre system, which is present at one of the Regional Laboratories (Bury St. Edmunds), is currently running at maximum capacity and so does not allow for any surge capacity for incidence/outbreak response; this equipment is also old and requires replacement in due course. Therefore the location of additional, up to date equipment at Weybridge and Bury will allow for better contingency.
Failure to buy this equipment will mean that APHA Weybridge and Bury will be unable to perform broth microtitre MICs with automated plate reading. Performing MICs manually, as currently performed at Weybridge, is arduous and time consuming. It makes APHA less resilient in the areas or AMR research and surveillance, and it will hamper APHA's ability to respond to outbreaks.

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Award information

Awarded date

1 March 2017

Contract start date

1 March 2017

Contract end date

28 February 2018

Total value of contract

£50,606.78

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Limited

Address

Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8PW, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

DEFRA
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk