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Purchase of High Content Screening System

SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE

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27 Jan 2021 at 00:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service conducted a tender for the procurement of a "High Content Screening System," specifically the delivery of an Operetta CLS high-content screening system. This procurement falls under the health industry category and is located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The procurement method used was limited, with the award procedure carried out without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was awarded to Perkin Elmer on 22nd January 2021, with the procurement process marked as complete and having an estimated bid range between £200,000 and £300,000.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in the supply and integration of advanced scientific equipment, particularly those specialising in high-content screening technologies and laboratory diagnostics. Companies with expertise in delivering specialised goods and services for research applications—especially in the health and life sciences sectors—are well-positioned to compete. The specific nature of the Operetta CLS system, along with its unique technological features, suggests that bidders should have a solid understanding of sophisticated imaging systems and related software capabilities to fulfil the complex requirements set by the contracting authority.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Purchase of High Content Screening System

Notice Description

Delivery of an Operetta CLS high-content screening system

Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply, installation and training of High Content Screening System Operetta CLS equipment for the detailed analysis of a variety of cell types (including rare cells such as stem cells and antigen-specific T cells) and for more specialist applications including: imaging of primary cells, live cells and cells cultured in 3D systems, tumorigenesis analysis including colony detection, phagocytosis assays, size and shape analysis, quantification of cells/colonies and fluorescence; by TCAT (Tissues, Cells and Advanced Therapeutics), Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS). The following specific aspects of operetta CLS are strictly necessary for our research and are not provided by any other provider: -- With 8 high-performance LEDs, the Operetta CLS offers an unsurpassed variety of excitation wavelengths for the entire range between ultraviolet and near-infrared. This flexibility is of immense importance for QC development of a wide variety of assays -- The Operetta CLS has a user-accessible 8-position emission filter wheel, which can be equipped with barcode filters for error-free operation, and for optimal coincidence between excitation and emission source. .-- The Operetta CLS can be equipped with 3 automated water immersion lenses with high numerical aperture of various magnifications (20x, 40x, 63x). This shortens the measurement time and improves the resolution in the z-direction; overall, this increases throughput in the analysis of three-dimensional structures. This is necessary for the exact analysis of the many different samples that are measured in our central department (tissue sections, tumor organoids, cell culture experiments, etc.). This technology is patented: EP1386189 B1, US7304793 B2 and EP1646902 B1, US7961384 B2. -- The system automatically corrects displacements resulting from the 5x to the 40x or 63x lens by means of a fluorescent reference sample (QuasiperiodicGrid) firmly installed in the table. This ensures that the desired cells, cell complexes, or cell structures can be found again and again at the right level. Perkin Elmer also has a patent (US9582864). The ability to pre-scan and return to the same spot reduces the amount of time that cells are expose3d to incident illumination and therefore limits damage to the cells, this allows repeat analysis and temporal tracking. -- That the equipment software offers advanced morphological characteristics that allow the quantification of various aspects of the shape and structure of objects, for example: elongation, symmetry, smoothness of the edge and spatial distribution of the intensity of the texture characteristics, -- The system offers a method for machine learning (PhenoLOGIC) during analysis. This allows the software to identify different cell populations or regions and then automatically set the best parameters for optimal image segmentation and cell classification (patents to PhenoLOGIC:WO2013038224).

Options: On-going annual maintenance will also be required.

Procurement Information

The following specific and unique selling points of operetta CLS are strictly necessary for our research and are not provided by any other provider: -- With 8 high-performance LEDs, the Operetta CLS offers an unsurpassed variety of excitation wavelengths for the entire range between ultraviolet and near-infrared. This flexibility is of immense importance for QC development of a wide variety of assays -- The Operetta CLS has a user-accessible 8-position emission filter wheel, which can be equipped with barcode filters for error-free operation, and for optimal coincidence between excitation and emission source. .-- The Operetta CLS can be equipped with 3 automated water immersion lenses with high numerical aperture of various magnifications (20x, 40x, 63x). This shortens the measurement time and improves the resolution in the z-direction; overall, this increases throughput in the analysis of three-dimensional structures. This is necessary for the exact analysis of the many different samples that are measured in our central department (tissue sections, tumor organoids, cell culture experiments, etc.). This technology is patented: EP1386189 B1, US7304793 B2 and EP1646902 B1, US7961384 B2. -- The system automatically corrects displacements resulting from the 5x to the 40x or 63x lens by means of a fluorescent reference sample (QuasiperiodicGrid) firmly installed in the table. This ensures that the desired cells, cell complexes, or cell structures can be found again and again at the right level. Perkin Elmer also has a patent (US9582864). The ability to pre-scan and return to the same spot reduces the amount of time that cells are expose3d to incident illumination and therefore limits damage to the cells, this allows repeat analysis and temporal tracking. -- That the equipment software offers advanced morphological characteristics that allow the quantification of various aspects of the shape and structure of objects, for example: elongation, symmetry, smoothness of the edge and spatial distribution of the intensity of the texture characteristics, -- The system offers a method for machine learning (PhenoLOGIC) during analysis. This allows the software to identify different cell populations or regions and then automatically set the best parameters for optimal image segmentation and cell classification (patents to PhenoLOGIC:WO2013038224).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000641947
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN405100
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

38518100 - Wide field microscopes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jan 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jan 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE
Contact Name
Ramsay Walls
Contact Email
ramsay.walls@nhs.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1313145603

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH14 4BE
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Pentland Hills
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PERKIN ELMER

Further Information

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