Published date: 29 October 2020

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


Closing: 4 September 2020, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

TW11 0LW

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_249089/898948

Published date

29 October 2020

Closing date

4 September 2020

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

5 October 2020

Contract end date

5 October 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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 National Physical Laboratory [NPL] requires automation to facilitate the synthesis of peptides via 9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis (SPPS). The new Peptide Synthesizer system will replace an obsolete and slow model, that is currently producing complex crude peptide mixtures; which are severely hampering productivity in Biometrology. The new synthesizer will therefore produce high purity crude peptides, which will simplify purification and improve productivity.

Due to the intrinsically challenging properties of the peptides which are typically assembled at NPL; the new synthesizer must be capable of fully programmable thermally and/or microwave assisted reactions. The synthesis of such challenging sequences via ambient temperature Fmoc SPPS is simply not feasible; and hence this attribute of the new system is absolutely required.

Award information

Awarded date

23 September 2020

Contract start date

5 October 2020

Contract end date

5 October 2021

Total value of contract

£70,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CEM Microwave Technology

Address

2 Middle Slade, Sunset Avenue, Buckingham, MK18 1WA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
England

Email

charley.choules@npl.co.uk