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title: "Provision of Flow Cytometers with Automatic Plate Sampler"
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# Provision of Flow Cytometers with Automatic Plate Sampler

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF YORK  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-db60f31d-0229-4590-9c00-442c62f3ab6b

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## Summary

The University of York is seeking to procure five flow cytometers with automatic plate samplers for the Leishmania East Africa Platform (LEAP) Flow Cytometry Centre of Excellence. This procurement falls under the category of laboratory, optical, and precision equipment and is classified as an open procedure, indicative of its large scale, with a total contract value of £600,000. The tender is currently in the active stage and will conclude on 7 January 2019, with the contract period commencing from 1 March 2019 to 1 June 2019. The equipment is to be delivered to various locations including York, Nairobi, Khartoum, Gondar, and Makerere, with pre-installation at the University of York necessary for training purposes.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in laboratory equipment, specifically in manufacturing or supplying flow cytometers and related technology. Suppliers capable of providing sophisticated training or support services alongside their products would also be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Given the notable funding from the EU collaborative EDCTP2 grant, companies with expertise in partnering with European projects may find this procurement particularly advantageous for business growth and expansion into international markets.

## Notice

Five (5) flow cytometers are required for the Leishmania East Africa Platform (LEAP) Flow Cytometry Centre of Excellence. The final locations for the purchased flow cytometers are U.K - York, Kenya - Nairobi, Sudan - Khartoum, Ethiopia - Gondar, Uganda - Makerere. The flow cytometers need to be pre-installed at York for cross-instrument benchmarking and training (user training course and basic maintenance training course), before their delivery and installation at the final destinations where local training is to take place. Additional information: Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU Funding Description EU collaborative EDCTP2 grant Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/210d552b-616a-4a8c-aebb-b5640434b6b3 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Dec 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jan 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2019 - 1 Jun 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF YORK |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO10 5DD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Hull Road |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics

## Release History

- 17 Dec 2018 at 14:40 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/210d552b-616a-4a8c-aebb-b5640434b6b3
- 30 Nov 2018 at 16:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/210d552b-616a-4a8c-aebb-b5640434b6b3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/210d552b-616a-4a8c-aebb-b5640434b6b3
  17th December 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/
  Additional information on how to apply for this contract

## Notice URLs

- http://www.york.ac.uk

## Provenance

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