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Cytek Aurora spectral cytometer

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

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15 Mar 2024 at 16:43

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Birmingham has awarded a contract for the purchase of a Cytek Aurora spectral cytometer under a limited procurement method, without publication of a contract notice. The procurement is part of the Clinical Immunology Service's initiatives to update equipment and methods for enhanced efficiency and capabilities. The awarded contract, valued at £311,004.45, was signed on 15th March 2024, with Cytek Biosciences B.V being the supplier for the purchase.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses specialising in spectroscopy and diagnostic equipment to engage in the procurement process. Service providers in the healthcare industry, particularly those focusing on blood cancer diagnostics, autoimmune diseases, and immunodeficiency testing, would find this tender well-suited for their expertise. The University of Birmingham's commitment to innovation and growth through the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator creates a promising environment for suppliers looking to contribute to cutting-edge diagnostic developments in the clinical immunology sector.

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Notice Title

Cytek Aurora spectral cytometer

Notice Description

The Clinical Immunology Service (CIS) provides a comprehensive Clinical Immunology diagnostics service to the West Midlands, regional services in lymphoma/leukaemia diagnosis and national services for neuro-immunology and myeloma testing. Being situated within the University of Birmingham (UoB), the CIS also provides central trials analysis for a number of national and local research studies and has a strong track record in immunodiagnostic development. The CIS is the anchor tenant for the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) Home - PHTA Ltd, hosted within the Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC) Birmingham Health Innovation Campus - Birmingham Health Partners. This ambitious new development will leverage the existing Birmingham Health Partners ecosystem to drive innovation and economic growth. The CIS has built a nationally leading reputation based on our foundations of quality and delivery and has the expertise, reputation, and networks to progress towards being a global leader in diagnostic development, translation and testing. This supports UoB's ambition to become a global top 50 University and contributes towards the success of the PHTA and BHIC. To ensure the CIS not only remains able to deliver and maintain current business and workload, but also to ensure it can sustain delivery during the move to the PHTA and deliver the anticipated growth in the future, we need to continually update our equipment and methods to ensure improved efficiency, quality and capabilities. The CIS is a UKAS ISO15189 accredited laboratory offering comprehensive blood cancer, autoimmunity, neuroimmunology, immunodeficiency and allergy diagnostic services to local and national NHS services. Additionally, the CIS hosts the Midlands Integrated Reporting for Haemato-oncology (MIRHO), a blood cancer diagnostic service, providing blood cancer flow cytometry to the whole of West Midlands; this is an area of ensured increased growth as new therapies are commenced and survival improves for blood cancer patients. To support the growth and development of this service we need to update our flow cytometry platforms and methods. We therefore intend to purchase a Cytek Aurora spectral cytometer.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Clinical Immunology Service (CIS) provides a comprehensive Clinical Immunology diagnostics service to the West Midlands, regional services in lymphoma/leukaemia diagnosis and national services for neuro-immunology and myeloma testing. Being situated within the University of Birmingham (UoB), the CIS also provides central trials analysis for a number of national and local research studies and has a strong track record in immunodiagnostic development. The CIS is the anchor tenant for the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) Home - PHTA Ltd, hosted within the Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC) Birmingham Health Innovation Campus - Birmingham Health Partners. This ambitious new development will leverage the existing Birmingham Health Partners ecosystem to drive innovation and economic growth. The CIS has built a nationally leading reputation based on our foundations of quality and delivery and has the expertise, reputation, and networks to progress towards being a global leader in diagnostic development, translation and testing. This supports UoB's ambition to become a global top 50 University and contributes towards the success of the PHTA and BHIC. To ensure the CIS not only remains able to deliver and maintain current business and workload, but also to ensure it can sustain delivery during the move to the PHTA and deliver the anticipated growth in the future, we need to continually update our equipment and methods to ensure improved efficiency, quality and capabilities. The CIS is a UKAS ISO15189 accredited laboratory offering comprehensive blood cancer, autoimmunity, neuroimmunology, immunodeficiency and allergy diagnostic services to local and national NHS services. Additionally, the CIS hosts the Midlands Integrated Reporting for Haemato-oncology (MIRHO), a blood cancer diagnostic service, providing blood cancer flow cytometry to the whole of West Midlands; this is an area of ensured increased growth as new therapies are commenced and survival improves for blood cancer patients. To support the growth and development of this service we need to update our flow cytometry platforms and methods. We therefore intend to purchase a Cytek Aurora spectral cytometer.

Procurement Information

* Matching component conformity, configuration, instrument settings, acquisition software and IVDR antibody panels (including disease specific panels, e.g. AML) with the Cytek Northern Lights IVD instrument that we are already evaluating in CIS. To the best of our knowledge these are the only available IVD spectral cytometer/validated IVDR antibody panels on the market. This will allow rapid development of new panels for routine immunophenotyping in our clinical diagnostic laboratory with minimal additional training. * 60+ detection channels for fluorochromes across a broad range of wavelengths, even when peak emission wavelengths show high degrees of overlap. For example, we would like to simultaneously use Pacific Blue, BV421, SuperBright 436 and BV480 in a single tube panel. To our knowledge, this is only feasible with the 5 laser Aurora instrument. * Antibody reagent options for pre-built multicolour panels (>20 colours) that have been optimized with the instrument. To our knowledge, these are only available for Cytek instruments. * Characterizing small particles such as extracellular vesicles, with resolution down to 70nm.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04498d
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008532-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)


CPV Codes

38434510 - Cytometers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£311,004 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Contact Name
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 2TT
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG31 Birmingham

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CYTEK BIOSCIENCES

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