Published date: 8 July 2019

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 5 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory reagents - 33696500

  • Microbiological cultures - 33698100

  • Pathology dissection instruments and supplies - 33910000

    • Blood-cell counters - 38434550

    • Counters - 39172000

    • Installation services of laboratory equipment - 51430000

    • Laboratory services - 71900000

    • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

East of England, London, South East

Procurement reference

tender_195862/781879

Published date

8 July 2019

Closing date

5 August 2019

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The agency is looking to cell/particle counter with the following specifications:

- Must be automated
- Must be able to provide viability/cell count with high precision
- Must be a small footprint/benchtop system
- A system with at least 1-150µm dynamic range of detection
- Fast measurement
- Software easy to operate in multi-user environment
- Must be a system with a small sample volume
- Ideally, able to determine cell aggregates
- Ideally, calibration free
- Ideally, no dyes required

If you can provide a system that meets these requirements, please email to Nawaz Habib (nawaz.habib@nibsc.org) to register an interest.
Please also indicate a list price range for the system(s) that you think will meet the specifications.
This information will ONLY be used to seek fund approval and will not be associated to a particular supplier. We will only use the ranges given.
If no submissions (by close of play 05/08/2019) of potential interest are received, it is then intended to perform a direct award without competition to the supplier we believe can provide these specifications.
At this time we would seek a formal quotation from the supplier to include any discounts, maintenance and/or any bespoke consumables (if applicable).
Otherwise, if more than once supplier registers interest, there would be further competition subject to fund approval.

About the buyer

Address

South Mimms, Blanch Lane
Potters Bar
EN6 3QG
England

Email

nawaz.habib@nibsc.org