Automated Droplet Generator and Droplet Reader Equipment for the use in the manufacture of gene therapy drugs/treatments for research and development, education/teaching and training
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Bio-Rad Laboratories Ltd
- Value
- £126,000
- Duration
- 5 years
- Topic
- Biomedical equipment
- Published
- 23 February 2022
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Purchase of Automated Droplet Generator and Droplet Reader Equipment, their installation, consumables, service and maintenance, for installation at the new Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre in Sheffield between 2022 and 2027. The intention to award a contract as a 'Negotiated procedure without a prior call for competition' was previously published as Voluntary ex ante transparency notice (reference: 2022/S 000-001864) on 21/1/2022. Regulation 32 of PCR 2015 was applied as in 32. (2) (b) (ii) and 32. (5) (a). The first purchase was for one QX200 AutoDG ddPCR System AutoDG Droplet Digital PCR System for EvaGreen or probe-based digital PCR applications, includes Automated Droplet Generator, QX200 Droplet Reader, laptop computer, and QuantaSoft Software, Plate Sealer, Modular thermal cycler platform, plus other ancillary items/optional extra/consumables and service/maintenance. An additional appliance (as per above) may be purchased between 2022 - 2027 up to £250,000
Timeline
- Completed: Award published23 February 2022Current notice
- Completed: Award date9 March 2022
- Next: Contract expiry date8 March 2027in 5 months
About the buyer
University of Sheffield is a higher education institution whose Procurement Office lets and manages contracts for its schools and departments. Tenders are run through the In-Tend portal, and where required on the Central Digital Platform. The university also buys through regional and national frameworks as a member of the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium, part of UKUPC. They cover catering, furniture, computing, laboratory supplies, postal services, domestic services, professional services and stationery. Once a contract is let, each school and department must buy from the contracted supplier. Lower-value purchases are handled by departments through quotation exercises.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Sheffield's contract awards have been in construction work, industrial machinery and laboratory and precision equipment.
Relevant CPV codes
- 38434540 · Biomedical equipment
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-sheffield.gov |
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