Liquid Handler Maintenance
Details
- Supplier(s)
- LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED
- Value
- £79,998
- Topic
- Acoustic devices
- Published
- 8 January 2024
Tender description
A requirement for maintenance of an currently installed liquid handler, it was confirmed that the original equipment manufacturer is the only supplier able to fulfill the requirement. The Edinburgh Genome Foundry part of the Institute of Quantitative Biology,Biochemistry and Biotechnology currently uses Beckman Coulter to provide acoustic liquid handling via the Echo 550 working in drug discovery. Continuous service contract are required to ensure operational of the instrument installed at site. The existing instruments are coming towards end of life and a service contract is required. To ensure the continuous service of the instruments and upkeep of said instrument a service contract of 24 is required. All replacement parts would need to be ordered from the original supplier as they are the sole supplier. The service contract will support the instrument in operation and continue provide service to end users.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date3 January 2024
- Completed: Award published8 January 2024Current notice
About the buyer
University of Edinburgh buys as a higher education institution, through its own Procurement function. Larger tenders are advertised on Public Contract Scotland, via the PCS-T e-tendering platform. Suppliers must register separately on both systems before bidding. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements with APUC, Scotland Excel and the Crown Commercial Service. Prior information notices invite market engagement from suppliers ahead of larger tenders. The Strategic Procurement team leads regulated sourcing, while Operational Procurement manages day-to-day purchase orders. A Procurement Support team handles reporting, data analysis and training across the function.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Edinburgh's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 32342400 · Acoustic devices
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov |
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