Notice Information
Notice Title
Blood Extraction Platform
Notice Description
This contract is for 6 years with an options 1 year extension. Full details were provided in the Invitation To Tender pack. The purpose of this notice is to alert the market that this opportunity has been awarded for high throughput DNA extraction platform.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Additional requirements include; - The platform should be high throughput with flexibility in batch sizes for efficient use. These should range from a single sample to maximum batch size. - The system must allow the use of a variety of tube types in which the extracted DNA can be collected or eluted into, in particular 2ml screw-cap tubes and 2D barcoded tubes (e.g. fluidX 0.7ml tubes). - Cross-contamination of samples during automated processing must be shown to be absent - The system must incorporate barcode scanning and be able to record the barcode labels of both primary tubes and DNA output tubes in a log or database. - The system must be able to use barcoding data to match the input tube with the output tube and complete elution of DNA according to this information. - The system must be capable of automating extraction procedure to a level where 'walkaway' operation is facilitated - The system must be capable of sampling from the primary tube starting material (blood)-avoiding the need to manually aspirate from the primary sample tube - The system must be enclosed in such a way to protect the operators.
Options: optional extension of 1 year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04afd3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013588-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33100000 - Medical equipments
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £525,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Jessica Allen, jessica Allen
- Contact Email
- jessica.allen@nbt.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1174140797, +44 7539562020
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS10 5NB
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Horfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol North West
Further Information
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