Published date: 27 October 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 November 2022, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

LA1 4YQ

Value of contract

£80,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

IT-32-1065-SP/22/1292

Published date

27 October 2022

Closing date

16 November 2022

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

6 December 2022

Contract end date

4 December 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University is inviting tenders on the terms set out in this ITT for the provision of an RNA sequencing service, to include quality control checking of provided samples and library preparation for 1338 samples extracted from leaves of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). The extracted RNA was obtained from 446 accessions with three biological replicates per accession, and anticipated uses for the sequencing data are a transcriptome wide association study as well as evaluation of differential expression among accessions.

Other Information: the work is part of ongoing Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE), funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research, and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It is required that research data generated by RIPE is published open access according to BMGF policy following IP review. Data confidentiality and security at point of transfer to the client is anticipated, aligned with grant terms and conditions.

There may be the possibility of a contract extension or additions to accommodate further compatible and complimentary purchases in the future (e.g., sequencing or re-sequencing of additional batches of samples relevant to the prepared libraries). Any extension will be subject to the award of additional grant funding to the University. We therefore ask that, if possible, quotations be valid until 31st December 2023, please clearly indicate this in your return.

More information

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Additional text

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Amanda Fryers

Address

Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 4YQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1524594499

Email

a.fryers@lancaster.ac.uk