Awarded contract

Lab Automation Incubator and Robotic Software

Details

Buyer: University of Edinburgh
Supplier(s): THERMO ONIX LIMITED
Value: €271,240.39
Topic: Incubators
Published: 30 March 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Edinburgh Genome Foundry (EGF) is currently undertaking a significant upgrade of its facility. As part of this upgrade, EGF will retain and repurpose an existing Robotic Arm, which is a core component in its microplate automation. This procurement relates to the purchase of a automated incubator, shaker units and associated software upgrades required to modernise the existing system. The upgraded software will enable full integration of the robotic arm with the new automated incubator and shaker units, allowing coordinated, simultaneous operation across the platform. This integration is critical to achieving the intended efficiency gains, workflow automation, and increased throughput within the upgraded facility. Lot 1: Edinburgh Genome Foundry (EGF) is currently undertaking a significant upgrade of its facility. As part of this upgrade, EGF will retain and repurpose an existing Robotic Arm, which is a core component in its microplate automation. This procurement relates to the purchase of a automated incubator, shaker units and associated software upgrades required to modernise the existing system. The upgraded software will enable full integration of the robotic arm with the new automated incubator and shaker units, allowing coordinated, simultaneous operation across the platform. This integration is critical to achieving the intended efficiency gains, workflow automation, and increased throughput within the upgraded facility.

Timeline

Completed: Award date27 March 2026
Completed: Award published30 March 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

University of Edinburgh buys as a higher education institution, through its own Procurement function. 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. A Procurement Support team handles reporting, data analysis and training across the function.

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.

Decision makers

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