Purchase of Optima XPN80
Details
- Buyer
- Cardiff University
- Supplier(s)
- Beckman Coulter (UK) Ltd
- Topic
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- Published
- 30 January 2024
- Source
- uk:sell2wales
Tender description
The equipment will be used for medical and biological research and thus, will be VAT Exempt. It will be used to isolate exosomes/nanoparticles from biological systems. These exosomes, once characterized, may then be used as biomarkers for disease, or as potential new drugs/drug carriers for the treatment of a wide spectrum of degenerative disease. The instrument can also be used to purify any other nanoparticle both biological and synthetic. This requirement has been procured as a Single Tender Process due to patented technology and compatibility with other Beckman Coulter kit within the university. If the rotor needs to be replaced or swapped out, it can be done easily with this equipment, but an alternative instrument would require the purchase of new rotors. The same is true for the tubes, which are only compatible with this instrument. The supplier of this equipment has sole distribution rights of the equipment, therefore there is only one source with no satisfactory alterative.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date15 January 2024
- Completed: Award published30 January 2024Current notice
About the buyer
Cardiff University is a higher education buyer based in the Welsh capital, and it advertises larger contract opportunities through the Sell2Wales portal. Current tender notices for the University are also published on InTend and the Tenders Electronic Daily service. Suppliers working with the University must hold a valid purchase order in place before any goods are delivered or any work begins. Purchase card payment covers smaller transactions instead of a formal purchase order. Every procurement at the University is run for value for money alongside environmental, social and governance impact across the whole life of the contract.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of Cardiff University's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.
Relevant CPV codes
- 38000000 · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cardiff-university.gov |
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