Notice Information
Notice Title
Peptide Synthesiser
Notice Description
The Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) is a research institute based at the University of Edinburgh, with scientists and clinicians studying tissue regeneration and repair to advance human health and reproductive outcomes. The Institute incorporates three leading research centres with a focus on regenerative medicine, inflammation and reproductive health. The Tissue Culture facility has identified a system, which is an automated microwave peptide synthesiser, to replace the current peptide synthesiser, which is 7 years old and is no longer manufactured by the manufacturer. This upgrade will enable reaction time savings, allowing researchers to queue samples and have more hands-off time, while also reducing solvent waste production.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) is a research institute based at the University of Edinburgh, with scientists and clinicians studying tissue regeneration and repair to advance human health and reproductive outcomes. The Institute incorporates three leading research centres with a focus on regenerative medicine, inflammation and reproductive health. The Tissue Culture facility has identified a system, which is an automated microwave peptide synthesiser, to replace the current peptide synthesiser, which is 7 years old and is no longer manufactured by the manufacturer. This upgrade will enable reaction time savings, allowing researchers to queue samples and have more hands-off time, while also reducing solvent waste production.
Options: Only the initial 113,655.44 GBP will be spent to purchase the equipment; the first annual service payment, should this be exercised, will be 10,071.90 GBP, on the 12-month anniversary of the equipment's installation. The Contract Award Notice will also call out the additional option to extend the warranty by 4 x 12 months.
Procurement Information
The instrument is the only one of its kind that enables a true no-wash methodology using pyrrolidine as the base, eliminating the use of Dimethylformamide (DMF) in peptide synthesis. With the upcoming EU regulatory changes, and the anticipated restriction of DMF in the UK, this capability provides a significant and distinguishing advantage, offering a fully wash-free synthetic process. The proposed procurement route is a Non-Competitive Action (NCA). Continuity of the manufacturer is essential to the end users in order to maintain consistency, reliability and comparability of research outputs. Any change in supplier would introduce variability and risk of disrupting ongoing research programmes. Additional benefits that are unique to the equipment are; It uniquely features the capability to synthesise up to 24 peptides sequentially. This allows full individual control and monitoring of each peptide, as opposed to handling a batch of 24 simultaneously. This enables the facilities to produce multiple peptides efficiently, while the system offers more hands-off time and can queue multiple peptides for production. Sequential production also allows the facility to identify and resolve problems within the synthesis more rapidly, which would not be possible with parallel production methods. It is the only synthesiser on the market equipped with external, non-pressurised bottles and pump-based reagent addition, offering greater precision, enhanced control, and flexibility in reagent volumes with bottle sizes of effectively unlimited capacity. This is an across-the-board improvement for the facilities. Pump-based addition provides greater accuracy and reproducibility at small scales and gets around challenges of flow rate and viscosity at large scales. Being able to use a broader range of bottle sizes and volumes also minimises wastage of reagents and minimises waste production. It will also likely reduce compressed nitrogen usage. It is the only instrument that utilises microwave-assisted synthesis for up to 24 peptides at a time, providing enhanced efficiency and performance. Microwave synthesis is essential in modern systems; it's the only way to accelerate the synthesis of peptides efficiently. CEM's wash-free synthesis is an advantage that only CEM have, combined with microwave heating, enabling peptide production in a fraction of the current time.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000819211
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC546126
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
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- CPV Codes
37315100 - Synthesisers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £153,943 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 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
- rgibb3@ed.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1316502759
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH1 1HT
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
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- 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
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- 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=DEC546126
Peptide Synthesiser - The Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) is a research institute based at the University of Edinburgh, with scientists and clinicians studying tissue regeneration and repair to advance human health and reproductive outcomes. The Institute incorporates three leading research centres with a focus on regenerative medicine, inflammation and reproductive health. The Tissue Culture facility has identified a system, which is an automated microwave peptide synthesiser, to replace the current peptide synthesiser, which is 7 years old and is no longer manufactured by the manufacturer. This upgrade will enable reaction time savings, allowing researchers to queue samples and have more hands-off time, while also reducing solvent waste production.
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