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title: "UKHSA_Scientific- Provision of CLARIOstar plate readers"
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# UKHSA_Scientific- Provision of CLARIOstar plate readers

Buyer: UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-82333e4e-9232-49ee-8c96-398041646a27

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## Summary

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is planning to award a contract for the provision of CLARIOstar PLUS plate readers to BMG LABTECH. The contract involves supplying plate readers for UKHSA's Porton Technology Development Group for various projects related to antimicrobial compounds, bacterial detection systems, and antibiotic resistance investigation. The procurement is a direct single tender action below threshold, with a deadline for queries on 2nd November at 12pm. The contract period is set to start on 15th November 2022 and end on 14th November 2023. The procurement is classified under the laboratory, optical, and precision equipment industry category, with a total value of £108,300.

This tender from UKHSA presents an opportunity for businesses specialized in laboratory, optical, and precision equipment to provide CLARIOstar plate readers meeting the specific requirements outlined. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would find this tender particularly suitable. Businesses interested in supplying instruments compatible with current systems and associated software have until the deadline on 2nd November to submit queries or proposals. The procurement process is at the Planning stage, offering potential growth opportunities for businesses looking to engage with the UKHSA in innovative scientific projects.

## Notice

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is planning to award a contract for the provision of CLARIOstar PLUS plate readers, to BMG LABTECH. The requirement is for UKHSA's Porton Technology Development Group (TDG) and the plate readers will be used as part of their work to determine and test novel antimicrobial compounds, develop fluorescent probes to support investigation of resistance mechanisms, develop bacterial detection systems and investigate pathogenic resistance to antibiotics. These projects require testing of many different conditions using absorbance, luminescence and fluorescence methods. UKHSA believes that the CLARIOstar PLUS plate reader is currently the only system on the market capable of meeting our specific requirement of fluorescence and luminescence detection performed by a patented linear variable filter monochromator, including having a linear variable dichroic mirror. The plate readers also need to meet the below requirements: * The readers must be able to read 384-well plates * The readers must have a plate stacker component which allows for the throughput of up to 40 plates at once. * The readers must have two injectors to enable us to read assays that have a very quick reaction time. * The readers must have the ability to select wavelengths and bandwidths for excitation and emission from 8nm to 100nm, changeable in 1nm increments As continuity of data acquisition also needs to be ensured, and direct comparisons between historical and new data need to be made, we require any new instruments to be compatible with current instruments and associated software. If you feel that you can meet the above requirements, please email scientific.procurement@ukhsa.gov.uk. The closing date and time for any queries is 2nd November at 12pm.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d140ebd-fefa-4826-a60c-fffe745c2f6f |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Nov 2022 - 14 Nov 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £108,300 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2022 at 14:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d140ebd-fefa-4826-a60c-fffe745c2f6f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d140ebd-fefa-4826-a60c-fffe745c2f6f
  20th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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