Published date: 10 February 2020

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


Closing: 13 December 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture - 30100000

  • Printers and plotters - 30232100

  • Laser printers - 30232110

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

    • Miscellaneous equipment - 39300000

    • Industrial machinery - 42000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£135,000

Procurement reference

2406/JS

Published date

10 February 2020

Closing date

13 December 2019

Contract start date

31 January 2020

Contract end date

30 January 2022

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 of Sheffield is out to tender on behalf of the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering for a 3D Bioprinter.

Scope of Requirement:

Our work concentrates on the fabrication of interconnected sensors and actuators that enable multi-modal interfaces with biological systems. These can be applied for studying of individual cells or tissues such as the heart, brain or nerves. From a technological point of view this requires microfabrication tools capable of handling technological and biological materials at the micro- and meso- scale. These can be silicones, hydrogels, composites, suspensions of biological cells or functional microparticles. One example is the fabrication of arrays of electrodes, optical waveguides and microfluidic channels in designs adapted for implantation in the soft tissues of the nervous system. These soft bioelectronic implants are then used to stimulate or record biological activity. To enable these objectives we require a versatile additive manufacture platform capable of handing a palette of materials using various printing technologies


The full technical specification can be found in the tender documentation which will be sent to you once you have expressed your interest.

Tender Process and Documentation:

This is a Non-E.U. open exercise. The ITT can be downloaded by registering and expressing your interest on the University`s e-tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield.

If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender they must be submitted via the In-tend System, this can be accessed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Sheffield

Completed tenders must be returned through the same e-tendering system.

Closing date for receipt of tenders: Friday 13th December 2019 at 12 noon (UK time).

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

2406/JS - 3D Bioprinter

  • Opportunity
  • Published 25 November 2019, last edited 10 February 2020

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Award information

Awarded date

13 January 2020

Contract start date

31 January 2020

Contract end date

30 January 2022

Total value of contract

£135,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

regenHU SA

Address

Z.I. du Vivier 22, 1690 Villaz-St-Pierre, Fribourg, Switzerland

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jamie Shaw

Address

Western Bank
SHEFFIELD
S102TN
England

Email

jamie.shaw@sheffield.ac.uk