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title: "Provision of single cell western blot equipment"
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# Provision of single cell western blot equipment

Buyer: PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e7c1b7cf-4a7b-48d5-a241-05b493202ee8

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## Summary

Public Health England has successfully concluded a procurement process for the Provision of single cell western blot equipment, awarded to Bio-Techne Ltd. This contract, valued at £40,000, pertains to the field of immunoassay analysers within the goods category. The equipment is intended for use at the PHE Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards located in Chilton, South East England, to aid research on radiation-induced cardiovascular disease. The contract period commenced on 20th December 2019 and is set to run until 31st December 2020. This procurement followed an open method, allowing broader participation by suppliers, and the tender submission deadline was 19th December 2019.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in the supply of advanced laboratory equipment, specifically in the field of immunoassay technology. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in innovative analytical solutions would be particularly well-suited to compete in future tenders of this nature. As public health research continues to evolve, providers of cutting-edge scientific instruments will find growing demand, especially those capable of meeting specific technical requirements similar to those outlined in this contract.

## Notice

Public Health England (PHE) awarded a contract for provision of single cell western blot equipment to Bio-Techne Ltd. The equipment will be used PHE Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) in Chilton to research the processes underpinning radiation-induced cardiovascular disease. The current "safe-level" of exposure to radiation that is permissible, is based solely on radiation doses that can cause cancers. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that cancer may not be the only disease that can be induced by radiation. Cardiovascular disease is at the top of the list of potential non-cancer ailments that can be instigated by radiation. The single cell western blot equipment must meet the following mandatory requirements: - The system must be capable of microscale separations, quantitation, and immunodetection of proteins in single-cells and must be able to analyse around 1000 single cells per run. - The system must be compatible with conventional western primary antibodies and standard fluorescently tagged secondary antibodies for immune-probing. - The instrument must have capability of multiplexing at least 2 target proteins per run and must offer possibility of stripping and reprobing with different set of antibodies. - The analysis software must perform automatic detection of lanes and protein peaks and offer automatic peak quantification. Desirable requirement: - Bench-top footprint would be advantage The contract can be extended twice by 12 months each.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68503c3f-fabd-467a-a63f-d9f6895d0920 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Dec 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Dec 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2019 |
| Contract period | 20 Dec 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIO-TECHNE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38434580 - Immunoassay analysers

## Release History

- 22 Dec 2019 at 10:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68503c3f-fabd-467a-a63f-d9f6895d0920

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68503c3f-fabd-467a-a63f-d9f6895d0920
  22nd December 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england
  Information about our organisation

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