Published date: 23 June 2015
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Contract summary
Industry
Clinical products - 33698000
Installation services of laboratory equipment - 51430000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£200,000 to £350,000
Procurement reference
CRICKITT1075
Published date
23 June 2015
Closing date
29 July 2015
Contract start date
17 August 2015
Contract end date
30 November 2020
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Francis Crick Institute (the Crick) is planning to procure 3 Fermentor Systems, which will complement the existing equipment currently used in Mill Hill and Lincoln Inn Fields Laboratories to created the state of art Fermentation Facility. The cost-effective and on site services will include production and processing of large scale individually commissioned bacteria and yeast cultures for over 1000 scientists migrating to the new building. The requirements for 2 different working volumes of the vessels will ensure that the facility is able to cover the whole range of culture request from small scale (e.g. 10 litre) pilot / optimisation studies, to 100 litres runs for protein production.
The Crick is a newly created biomedical research institute formed by a consortium of UK's most successful scientific and academic organisations. The new institute site is currently being constructed next to St. Pancras International station in central London, due to open in November 2015.
The Media and Fermentation Facility form an important part of Laboratory Infrastructure, which provides essential enabling support to research, including specialist media production, sample management, research quality assurance and equipment care.
For details of this opportunity, please email tenders@crick.ac.uk. Thank you.
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Please note that signing of the Reciprocal Confidentiality Agreement (NDA) will be required to obtain the tender documentation. To participate, you will be also required to register on the Crick's e-Tendering portal: https://procurement.crick.ac.uk/web/login.html, which is free of charge.
All queries should be directed to: Tenders@crick.ac.uk. Thank you.
About the buyer
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The Francis Crick Institute
Gibbs Building 215 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BE
England
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