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title: "GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler and nCounter"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e0e9"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2022-02-08"
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# GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler and nCounter

Buyer: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e0e9

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## Summary

The procurement process was initiated by Cardiff University for the supply of "GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler and nCounter" instruments, classified under the industry category of analysis apparatus. This limited tender was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, with the contract signed on 15th September 2021, amounting to £300,000. The location for delivery is specified as Cardiff, UK, and the procurement has reached the award stage, where NanoString Technologies has been selected as the supplier for the project.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the scientific equipment and analysis sector, particularly for those specialising in innovative technologies for protein and nucleic acid measurement. Companies that provide advanced laboratory instruments or those with capabilities in digital spatial profiling technology may find this tender particularly relevant. Businesses looking to expand into public procurement, especially SMEs with expertise in high-precision analytical tools, could leverage this contract to grow their market presence.

## Notice

NanoString GeoMX and nCounter instruments

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The GeoMx DSP is a novel digital technology (proprietary to NanoString) that is based on multiplexed measurement of protein and nucleic acids and offers unparalleled levels of precision coupled with the ability to quantify up to 96 proteins and over 1000 RNA targets on a formalin-fixed, paraffinembedded (FFPE) tissue section on a microscope slide.

### Procurement Information

The GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler (DSP)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003543-2022 |
| Notice type | 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £300,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF24 0DE |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Adamsdown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff East |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NANOSTRING TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38432000 - Analysis apparatus

## Release History

- 8 Feb 2022 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003543-2022
- 15 Sep 2021 at 10:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022907-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258

## Provenance

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