Published date: 19 November 2018

Last edited date: 19 November 2018

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: 30 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SC6786/18

Published date

19 November 2018

Closing date

30 November 2018

Contract start date

13 December 2018

Contract end date

15 January 2019

Contract type

Supply 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 developing six stand-alone laboratories within its Biomedical Incubator Facility, the BioHub. Each laboratory is to be leased to a small commercial company to conduct its research and development activities in the 'life sciences' sector.

Each company will be charged a commercial rate, which will include the provision of key pieces of equipment. These items should appeal to a potential commercial tenant, and reflect the high standard of service and support that the BioHub project provides.

The equipment should thus be of suitable quality for a commercial laboratory, but easily maintained and intuitive to use, with a minimum of configuration required.

The laboratories are relatively small, so it is important to maximise the space available by decreasing the footprint of the equipment and/or utilising under-bench spaces.

This tender is for the purchase of five identical items.

Overall budget for these items is up to ?35k GBP excluding VAT.

All tender questions must be answered within the tender form to facilitate comparison of responses. Please do not just put refer to attached documentation.

This project may be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) or;
- European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) or;
- Research Councils UK (RCUK), the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils.
Should the project encounter any budgetary constraints then the University reserves the right to withdraw the requirement.

TO BE DELIVERED BY: Mid-January 2019

More information

Links

Additional text

All main correspondence should go via the University's In-Tend website. Your tender documents and information must be submitted via In-Tend by the date and time specified; https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Susanna Ting

Address

Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Telephone

01214145389

Email

s.y.ting@bham.ac.uk