Published date: 3 December 2015

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


Closing: 25 November 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment - 38950000

  • Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment - 38951000

Location of contract

NE1 7RU

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

A45M-U7Y8Y6-B4TE-X6G8Z1

Published date

3 December 2015

Closing date

25 November 2015

Contract start date

30 November 2015

Contract end date

30 November 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The proposed digital and real-time PCR systems and two thermocyclers will be used within the Newcastle University Single Cell Functional Genomics Unit (NUSCU), a faculty wide facility based within the FMS, fulfilling a central role in single cell research as well as a wider role as a core facility platform. This equipment will be used to validate discoveries from next-generation sequencing experiments as well as for biomarker discovery / screening in cases that necessitate reporting of e.g. absolute quantification of rare alleles or precise copy number variation.

Award information

Awarded date

3 December 2015

Contract start date

30 December 2015

Contract end date

30 November 2018

Total value of contract

£114,010.50

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Bio-Rad Laboratories Ltd

Address

Bio-Rad House, Maxted Road, HP2 7DX, Hertfordshire

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Barksby

Address

Newcastle University
Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
UK

Telephone

0191 222 6298

Email

emma.barksby@ncl.ac.uk