Request for Tenders under Open National Procedure for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a High Pressure Homogenizer for South East Technological University SETU

Tender description

South East Technological University request the supply of a High Pressure Homogenizer. The system will function as a shared advanced research infrastructure supporting multidisciplinary activities in pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, biomaterials and nanomedicine. The instrument is required to enable robust and reproducible high-pressure processing for the manufacture and optimisation of nanoemulsions, liposomes, lipid nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, suspensions, and dispersions. It must provide precise pressure control, low minimum processing volumes suitable for R and D scale studies, scalable processing capability, and compatibility with temperature-sensitive formulations through suitable cooling or heat-exchange options. The equipment will significantly strengthen SETU’s capacity in formulation development, particle engineering and translational drug delivery research by improving process control, batch-to-batch reproducibility and scale-up relevance. It will support postgraduate training, industrial collaboration, competitive grant applications and production of high-impact research outputs. Procurement, installation, and payment must be finalised by November 2026.