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NCA21277 Fermenters

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

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31 Oct 2024 at 00:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh has successfully awarded a contract related to the purchase of aerobic and anaerobic microbial fermenters. The buying organisation, University of Edinburgh, located at Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, sought to bolster their research capabilities within the Wallace Lab at the School of Biological Services by acquiring specialised fermenters necessary for a recently funded Engineering Biology Hub project. The procurement was classified under the "Education" industry category and involved a limited procurement method due to technical specifications that only a single supplier, Bioprocess Engineering Services Ltd (BPES), could meet. The contract, identified as NCA21277 and valued at EUR 127,130.12, was signed on 24 October 2024, marking the transition from the tender to the award stage, with key delivery taking place in Edinburgh (EH9 3FF).

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NCA21277 Fermenters

Notice Description

Aerobic and anaerobic microbial fermenters x 2.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Contract Award is to purchase 2 x n.4 IO1000, fully electric mini fermenters (1 L total volume), A Solaris product via the only UK accredited re-seller Bioprocess Engineering Services Ltd. This product is the only product available on the market currently that can meet the specification required to be sited in the only suitable Laboratory, which has restrictions on available Utilities. It is not either financially viable, nor practicable to have the Laboratory refurbished to site additional access to the necessary utilities to open up the market. This is a purchase to support the School of Biological Services.

Procurement Information

The purchase of two (2) fermenters is required to support research planned for a recently funded Engineering Biology Hub (Preventing Plastic Pollution using Engineered Biology, P3EB) that will focus on the engineering of microorganisms to valorise plastic waste into medicinal and fragrance intermediates and products. These reactors will be used to begin the translation and scale-up from laboratory scale (ca. 250 mL shake-flasks) into small-scale bioreactors, so that for the first-time research can begin to test parameters such as pH control, dissolved oxygen, substrate feeding regimes, to isolate preparative quantities of the projects that are being targeted. The products to be purchased had to be a small foot print but more importantly with a Peltier system that negated the need for a water jacket. The laboratory that is available for this project does not have an adequate water supply for the majority of market products and to deliver the required water into the laboratory via an estates and capital request is not practicable. The Solaris products are the only products that contain Peltier systems with no water jackets, making their products the only products that could be purchased for this project. These are sold in the UK by Bioprocess Engineering Services Ltd, the only accredited UK re-seller, which has been confirmed by Solaris.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000782049
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT517294
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

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

CPV Codes

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£127,130 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Oct 20241 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
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Contact Name
Sharron Gardiner
Contact Email
sgardiner@ed.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BPES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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