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Purchase of a Sorter for INCR

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

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15 Dec 2025 at 00:00

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Purchase of a Sorter for INCR

Notice Description

EggSorter Zebrafish Fluorescence Platform

Lot Information

Lot 1

Bionomous have developed an automated fluorescence egg sorter that operates similarly to a fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS). This system captures multichannel fluorescence images of hundreds of eggs and uses AI analysis to sort them into separate containers, enabling faster and more accurate sorting. Automating this process will free up researchers' time for more complex activities, attract additional grants by enabling large-scale screening projects, and ultimately facilitate more complex, high-throughput screening and multidisciplinary research.

Procurement Information

The sorting of zebrafish eggs is a key step in their use for biomedical research, however, the current method of manually sorting transgenic zebrafish eggs under fluorescence stereomicroscopes is time-consuming and labour-intensive. Bionomous have developed an automated fluorescence egg sorter that operates similarly to a fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS). This system captures multichannel fluorescence images of hundreds of eggs and uses AI analysis to sort them into separate containers, enabling faster and more accurate sorting. Automating this process will free up researchers' time for more complex activities, enable large-scale screening projects, and ultimately facilitate more complex, high-throughput screening and multidisciplinary research. As Bionomous are the sole manufacturer of this instrument, the contract was awarded to Bionomous via the NCA process, on the basis that competition is absent for technical reasons.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000818607
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545679
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
£72,012 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Dec 20252 months 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
Not specified
Contact Email
mritchi7@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

BIONOMOUS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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