Notice Information
Notice Title
Custom Electrophysiology System
Notice Description
Supply & installation of of a highly specialised electrophysiology instrument used to study current / voltage changes across cell membranes.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Supply & installation of a highly specialised electrophysiology instrument used to study current / voltage changes across cell membranes. The instrument will be used by Dyson RAD Dementia Research Acceleration Project team within the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences to further their research. This system is being procured to accelerate research already underway and complements existing systems used by the research group and their partners
Options: The University retains the option to obtain additional or extended warranty from the manufacturer.
Procurement Information
This system is being procured to accelerate research already underway and complements existing systems used by the research group and their partners. Any risks to the consistency of this research based on altering established workflows and by introducing system interfaces between differing manufacturers needs to be removed. Specifically, matching the parts on this electrophysiology rig with those on an existing multiphoton microscope used by the researchers means experiments that require to combine information from both high resolution microscopy and electrophysiology can be conducted in the same environment, using an identical set up and key components which is crucial for enabling accuracy and translatability between the two systems. In addition, the research group collaborates in their work and associated experiments with another research body who also use this system. Continuity is a key issue given switching between manufacturers would introduce too much variability in the data as such experiments are highly sensitive to even small changes in protocol and would require experimental protocols to be re-designed and optimised from scratch. This would be an enormous waste of valuable experimental time, grant money, and rare biological tissue such as human brain samples. This system is further compatible with another unique piece of equipment, a multi-electrode array system, and has been developed to ensure optimal performance of both systems together, including avoidance of electrical noise, vibrations and software integration, and resources such as perfusion, drug injection systems and microscopes are interchangeable.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000720067
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469341
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £96,976 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jan 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Nov 20223 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
- THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
- Contact Name
- Tim Higgins
- Contact Email
- tim.higgins@ed.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1316502508
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH1 1HT
- 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
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469341
Custom Electrophysiology System - Supply & installation of of a highly specialised electrophysiology instrument used to study current / voltage changes across cell membranes.
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